The UK's Online Safety Act has targeted three controversial websites - 4chan, Gab, and Kiwi Farms - with violation notices, threatening them with multimillion-dollar fines. In response, a lawyer representing these sites has announced plans to sue the UK regulator Ofcom in a US federal court. Additionally, the lawyer has called on the Trump administration to use diplomatic and legal means to protect these sites from the reach of the UK's new internet regulations. This move highlights the ongoing tensions between free speech advocates and efforts to curb online harms, with the potential involvement of the former US administration adding a new layer to the complex legal and political dynamics surrounding the regulation of the internet.
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The UK's Online Safety Act has targeted three controversial websites - 4chan, Gab, and Kiwi Farms - with violation notices, threatening them with multimillion-dollar fines. In response, a lawyer representing these sites has announced plans…
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The UK's Online Safety Act has targeted three controversial websites - 4chan, Gab, and Kiwi Farms - with violation notices, threatening them with multimillion-dollar fines. In response, a lawyer representing these sites…
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The UK's Online Safety Act has targeted three controversial websites - 4chan, Gab, and Kiwi Farms - with violation notices, threatening them with multimillion-dollar fines. In response, a lawyer representing these sites has announced plans…
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