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# FFO says Ofcom cannot enforce Online Safety Act fines on US websites
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-10-22-ffo-ofcom-us-enforcement-opinion/
- Published: 2026-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T03:57:23.000Z
- Description: FFO says Ofcom chief executive Dawes told a Commons committee on 20 October that enforcing fines on foreign sites may fail, citing an unpaid GBP 520,000 Online Safety Act fine against 4chan. The framing is FFO's own.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #opinion, #abroad, #ai-drafted

Reported Opinion Abroad AI-drafted [Foundation for Freedom Online analysis, 22 October 2026](https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/ofcom-concedes-it-cannot-enforce-fines-against-us-websites/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish any change to Ofcom's legal powers or UK government policy, only FFO's reading of one hearing.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. No institutional move; opinion on Ofcom's limited power to enforce fines against US platforms. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)