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 4chanβs worldwide turnover, whichever is higher. 4chan also faces potential arrest and/or "imprisonment for a term of up to two years," the lawsuit said.
Ofcom is way out of line here, but this made me laugh.
[...] Ofcom is seeking to "control" the Internet, which is "predominantly an American innovation." A lawyer for 4chan, Ronald Coleman, previously told the BBC that Ofcom's enforcement of OSA threatened "the free speech rights of every American."
How does something being invented in a specific country matter at all in this discussion?
Lets apply that to another technology; "Cars are a predominantly German innovation, enforcement of speed limits threatens the speeding rights of every German."
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