United Kingdom: Office of Communications imposed GBP 950'000 penalty against suicide discussion forum and directed compliance measures for violations of Online Safety Act
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Office of Communications imposed GBP 950'000 penalty against suicide discussion forum and directed compliance measures for violations of Online Safety Act
On 13 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a Confirmation Decision under section 132 of the Online Safety Act against the provider of a suicide discussion forum, finding ongoing failures to comply with illegal content duties under s…
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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2025-04-09
under deliberation
2025-11-06
under investigation
2026-01-06
under investigation
2026-02-27
under investigation