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Office of Communications issued a provisional notice of contravention to 4chan Community Support for failing to comply with Online Safety Act

On 13 August 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued 4chan Community Support a provisional notice of contravention under section 130 of the Online Safety Act, citing reasonable grounds that the provider failed to comply with two informatio…

  • Provisional Decision: Information Notice duties, UK OFCOM (Official)

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-06-10
under deliberation

On 10 June 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced an investigation into the online di…

2025-08-13
under investigation

On 13 August 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued 4chan Community Support a provisiona…

2025-10-13
in force

On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) imposed a penalty of GBP 20'000 under Sect…

2026-02-12
under investigation

On 12 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravent…

2026-03-19
in force

On 19 March 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision under section…

2026-04-21
in force

On 21 April 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a confirmation decision under sect…