Ofcom announced it cannot take further legal action against a pro-suicide forum, linked to over 130 UK deaths, under the Online Safety Act, as the site implemented a geoblock for most UK users. Campaigners criticize the decision, citing continued VPN access.
Ofcom fined a US-based suicide forum £950,000 for its role in over 160 UK deaths. The fine highlights the ongoing struggle to make the internet safer and align online rules with offline penalties, despite challenges posed by US tech giants and legal loopholes.
Google denies breaching the UK Online Safety Act despite promoting a banned US-based suicide forum linked to 164 UK deaths, accessible via search results with basic circumvention methods.
A US-based online suicide forum linked to over 160 UK deaths is fined £950,000 by Ofcom, which is also seeking to block UK access due to deliberate breaches of laws against promoting suicide.
A pro-suicide online forum linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK has been fined £950,000 by Ofcom for failing to block UK users under the Online Safety Act.
A pro-suicide online forum linked to at least 50 deaths has been fined £950,000 by Ofcom for failing to block UK users under the Online Safety Act, despite attempts to block access being deemed insufficient.
