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4chan fined $26K for refusing to assess risks under UK Online Safety Act
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2025
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It works the same way they can fine domestic businesses: Pay up or we'll stop you from doing any more business in this country.
In the context of a website like 4chan that means pay the fine or get blocked by every UK based ISP.
Oh no! That one country out of all the other ones will be the biggest loss ever!
Anyway, about these things called VPNs.
I don't think that would deter any of their user base.