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761 UK fines 4chan nearly $700,000 for failing its online safety act obligations

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Mariella Moon @ Engadget · 03/19/2026 07:51 EDT

UK fines 4chan nearly $700,000 for failing its online safety act obligations

UK’s Ofcom has fined 4chan a total of £520,000 ($690,000) over the website’s failure to comply with the rules of Online Safety Act 2023. The biggest chunk of the amount came from 4chan’s failure to ensure children cannot encounter pornographic content on its website by implementing an effective age check mechanism. For that violation, the website has received a penalty of £450,000 ($598,000) and an order to apply an age check system by April 2. It carries a daily rate penalty of £500 ($664) until the websit

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