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4chan, file-sharing services among first targets of UK's "Online Safety" law

Rob Beschizza
Jun 10, 2025
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The U.K. recently passed into law its sprawling and controversial "Online Safety" act, which requires web services to monitor content for unpleasantness such as terrorism, abuse, extreme pornography, hate speech, etc., and provides for heavy fines, prison sentences and court-ordered censorship against those who fail to compl…

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