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Just a Geek
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc
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Yesterday, 18:59
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#2132
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In the gang of three
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc
The bill is bust 
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Yesterday, 19:32
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cf.geek
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc
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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
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Damn, an extra “ has managed to insert itself. Thank you for providing the proper link.
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Today, 00:21
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc
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Originally Posted by jem
Ofcom chiefs have acknowledged that most fines issued under the Online Safety Act (OSA) remain unpaid, highlighting limitations in the comms regulator's enforcement powers.
The regulator's director of enforcement, Suzanne Cater, told the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee that although another payment arrived this week, "realistically the majority have not been paid.”
Sadly I can’t find a direct link to support this, I got it from a post on The Register
If true, then who would have suspected it?
If only anyone had thought to inform the legislators that they can pass any law they like. Enforcement is quite another matter! |
Looks like they're going to go after individuals instead ie senior managers.
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Today, 05:46
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Grumpy Fecker
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Looks like they're going to go after individuals instead ie senior managers.
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And if they are in another country, well good luck with that.
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Today, 18:36
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Looks like they're going to go after individuals instead ie senior managers.
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More straw clutching.
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Today, 19:50
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Grumpy Fecker
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc
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Originally Posted by Paul
More straw clutching.
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I wonder how much money has been spent so far chasing fines compared with what they have been able to recover.
Latest on 4chan
No, 4chan has not paid its fines, and it has publicly refused to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act. The status of the situation involves several key points:The Fines: Ofcom hit 4chan with a combined package of fines totaling £520,000 (initially starting with earlier information requests and escalating to £450,000 for failing to implement age-assurance checks for adult content, £50,000 for failing to carry out illegal content risk assessments, and £20,000 for deficient terms of service), alongside mounting daily penalty fees for continued non-compliance. The Stance: 4chan and its legal representation have effectively shrugged off the penalties. Their legal defense (headed by US lawyers) argued that because the platform operates out of the United States, its conduct is protected by the First Amendment and it does not recognize Ofcom's jurisdiction. The Enforcement Stalemate: Because 4chan is an overseas entity with no physical assets or corporate presence in the UK to seize, collecting the cash directly is nearly impossible through standard debt recovery.Instead of voluntary payment, Ofcom's alternative options for dealing with defiant offshore platforms include pursuing business disruption measures—such as ordering UK payment providers/advertisers to cut ties or forcing UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block the website domain entirely.
Just shows that the oline safety act is toothless in most situations as even without a VPN i can still access 4Chan
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Today, 19:57
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cf.geek
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Re: Online Safety Bill Etc
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Originally Posted by Sirius
I wonder how much money has been spent so far chasing fines compared with what they have been able to recover.
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Probably quite little, a few letters, the cost of a few stamps. Look they absolutely know that these companies will never pay the fines. That was never the point, the point was always for the government of the day to be able to say 'we are doing something'
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