UK’s Ofcom has fined 4chan a total of £520,000 ($690,000) over the website’s failure to comply with the rules of Online Safety Act 2023. The biggest chunk of the amount came from 4chan’s failure to ensure children cannot encounter pornographic content on its website. Ofcom also found that 4chan has failed to carry out sufficient illegal content risk assessment and to include provisions in its terms of service that specify how it protects users from illegal content. The regulator started investigating 4chan in June 2025 to determine if it was failing to meet its obligations under the law.
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