Description
Office of Communications imposed a penalty of GBP 20'000 on 4chan Community Support for failing to comply with two statutory information requests under Online Safety Act
On 13 October 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) imposed a penalty of GBP 20'000 under Section 132 of the Online Safety Act 2023 against 4chan Community Support LLC for failing to comply with two statutory information requests. Ofcom determi…
- Investigation into 4chan and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content, 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
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-06-10
under deliberation
2025-08-13
under investigation
2025-10-13
in force
2026-02-12
under investigation
2026-03-19
in force