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.
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.
The Office for National Statistics projects deaths will outnumber births in the UK every year from 2026, with the population expected to peak in the 2050s before declining. Net migration has fallen sharply from nearly 1 million in 2023 to just over 200,000, contributing to slower population growth. By 2034, pensioners will comprise a fifth of the population while the number of children is projected to fall by 1.6 million.
