UK fines 4chan extraterritorially

Ofcom issued its first Online Safety Act penalty—a $26,644 fine—against U.S.-based 4chan for not providing an illegal‑harms risk assessment and other information. 4chan and Kiwi Farms have sued Ofcom in the U.S., arguing the regulator lacks jurisdiction and that such fines would violate U.S. free‑speech protections. — It sets an early precedent for cross‑border enforcement of UK platform rules, foreshadowing legal clashes with U.S. First Amendment norms and pressuring sites to geofence or comply globally.