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Anna Wise

4Chan fined by Ofcom for ignoring requests for online safety information

Ofcom has proposed cutting some of the annual fees it charges mobile network companies (Alamy/PA) -

Online forum 4Chan has been fined £20,000 by Ofcom for ignoring requests to share information about the risk of illegal content on its platform, as the watchdog raises pressure on the US firm to meet its online safety rules.

The communication regulator said 4Chan failed to provide a copy of its illegal harms risk assessment or information relating to its qualifying worldwide revenue.

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