US-Based Suicide Forum Fined £950,000 by UK Regulator
A US-based online forum linked to over 130 UK deaths by suicide has been fined a record £950,000 by the UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, for failing to protect users from harmful content.
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US-based internet suicide forum, implicated in 160 deaths, fined £950,000
Ofcom attempting to block UK access to site cited in multiple coroners’ reports A nihilistic internet suicide forum implicated in over 160 UK deaths has been fined £950,000 by the online regulator in its latest attempt to shut it down. Ofcom said the US-based website remains accessible in the UK despite over a year of warnings. Online safety campaigners have accused the regulator of taking an “interminable” amount of time to act. Continue reading...
By Robert Booth UK technology editor
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The regulator said the service had been linked to more than 130 deaths in Britain and cited in several coroners' reports
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