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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth UK technology editor

Suicide forum found to be in breach of Online Safety Act after failing to block UK users

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Ofcom launched an investigation in April last year. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty

A suicide forum linked to deaths in Britain has been ruled provisionally in breach of the Online Safety Act after it failed to properly block access to UK users when ordered to do so last year.

Ofcom, the online regulator, said it could now apply to the courts to demand internet service providers block access to the site in the UK. This will depend on how the site, which also faces fines, responds over the next 10 days.

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