4chan defies UK fines, seeks US intervention

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4chan refuses to pay UK Online Safety Act fines and is asking the US government to intervene. The imageboard website's operators argue that UK regulator Ofcom's actions create no legal obligations in the United States and consider the investigation an illegal harassment campaign. 4chan's lawyers have briefed US authorities, urging the Trump administration to protect American companies from foreign censorship mandates, echoing concerns raised by the FTC.


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