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Ofcom £20,000 fine of Delaware-incorporated 4chan is illegal says US law firm
Ofcom’s £20,000 fine and penalties of image board site 4chan are illegal and will be decided by a US federal court, not the UK telecoms regulator, says US law firm Byrne and Storm.
Ofcom’s £20,000 fine and penalties of image board site 4chan are illegal and will be decided by a US federal court, not the UK telecoms regulator, says US law firm Byrne and Storm. Byrne and Storm has reminded Ofcom that 4chan is incorporated in Delaware, has no assets or operations in the UK, and that any attempt to impose or enforce penalties will be resisted in U.S. federal court. Byrne and Storm also noted that Sir Keir Starmer was reportedly warned by the White House to stop targeting American firms with the UK’s censorship code saying:
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