Article 75KHC US-based internet suicide forum implicated in 160 UK deaths fined £950,000

US-based internet suicide forum implicated in 160 UK deaths fined £950,000

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Robert Booth UK technology editor
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Ofcom attempts to block UK access to site cited in multiple coroners' reports as it levies fine under Online Safety Act

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 remained 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.

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