US-based internet suicide forum, implicated in 160 deaths, fined £950,000
Key takeaways
- The fine is being levied under the Online Safety Act.
- A nihilistic internet suicide forum implicated in over 160 UK deaths has been fined £950,000 by the online regulator in its latest attempt to shut it down.
- Ofcom said the US-based website remained accessible in the UK despite over a year of warnings.
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The fine is being levied under the Online Safety Act. Photograph: Lbeddoe/Alamy View image in fullscreen. The fine is being levied under the Online Safety Act. Photograph: Lbeddoe/Alamy Ofcom US-based internet suicide forum implicated in 160 UK deaths fined £950,000Ofcom attempts to block UK access to site cited in multiple coroners’ reports as it levies fine under Online Safety Act
Prefer the Guardian on Google. A nihilistic internet suicide forum implicated in over 160 UK deaths has been fined £950,000 by the online regulator in its latest attempt to shut it down.
Ofcom said the US-based website remained accessible in the UK despite over a year of warnings. Online safety campaigners have accused the regulator of taking an “interminable” amount of time to act.