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If 4chan continues to ignore Ofcom, the forum could be blocked in the UK. And 4chan could face even bigger fines totaling about $23 million or 10 percent of 4chan’s worldwide turnover, whichever is higher. 4chan also faces potential arrest and/or "imprisonment for a term of up to two years," the lawsuit said.

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[–] Gemini24601@lemmy.world 30 points 17 hours ago (7 children)

Is it even possible for Ofcom to legally fine 4chan for these issues? How does a company in the UK fine a US company?

[–] WALLACE@feddit.uk 10 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

It works the same way they can fine domestic businesses: Pay up or we'll stop you from doing any more business in this country.

In the context of a website like 4chan that means pay the fine or get blocked by every UK based ISP.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 14 points 14 hours ago

I don't think that would deter any of their user base.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Oh no! That one country out of all the other ones will be the biggest loss ever!

Anyway, about these things called VPNs.

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