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Ofcom may never collect 4chan's £520,000 fine
Original: Ofcom admits it may never collect 4chan’s £520,000 fine after the site responded to it with an AI-generated hamster The
UK media regulator Ofcom says it may be unable to collect the £520,000 fine it imposed on imageboard 4chan for breaching the Online Safety Act. The site, which operates from outside UK jurisdiction, publicly mocked the penalty, reportedly responding with an AI-generated image of a hamster. Ofcom has suggested that blocking 4chan in the UK could be an option, highlighting the difficulty of enforcing UK rules on offshore platforms.
Why now: The regulator's admission of limited enforcement power over an offshore site that openly mocked its fine is striking and widely shared.
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