Description
Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention to 4chan Community Support
On 12 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravention to 4chan Community Support under section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom believes the provider may have failed to comply with its duties …
- Investigation into 4chan Community Support LLC’s failure to comply with its illegal content risk assessment duty, illegal content safety duty and children’s safety 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
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