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- Ofcom fined US-based forum 4chan £520,000 for lacking age checks on pornographic content while the platform has refused to pay.
- Legal scholars note Ofcom cannot easily enforce fines against firms that have no assets or presence in the United Kingdom.
- Ofcom may block 4chan on UK ISPs, though VPNs could let users bypass it, rendering the measure largely symbolic under the Online Safety Act’s “nuclear option”.
