Overview

• Ofcom said the site failed to provide its illegal-harms risk assessment and did not answer a second request about its qualifying status worldwide.
• A £100 daily penalty will start on Tuesday for up to 60 days or until 4chan supplies the requested information.
• If noncompliance continues, Ofcom can seek to have U.K. internet providers block access to 4chan.
• Technology Secretary Liz Kendall publicly backed the enforcement, calling it a step to protect users and children online.
• Ofcom reported that other services have already acted in response to enforcement, with two curbing child sexual abuse material and four geo‑blocking U.K. users.