4chan fine may test if US will intervene to block UK’s Online Safety Act.

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.

  • troed@fedia.io
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    12 hours ago

    Not just “sometimes”. The thing you’re looking for is “jurisdiction”. A country doesn’t have jurisdiction in another.

    • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      The comment I replied to talked about trying to fine websites based outside the respective country. Countries obviously still try that