Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
4chan, file-sharing services among first targets of UK's "Online Safety" law
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

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

Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing
Jun 10, 2025
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
4chan, file-sharing services among first targets of UK's "Online Safety" law
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
3
Share

Photo: Pxhere (public domain)

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…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More