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FFO says Ofcom cannot enforce Online Safety Act fines on US websites

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.

Reported Opinion Abroad AI-drafted Foundation for Freedom Online analysis, 22 October 2026

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

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

What the tags mean: VerifiedReportedAI-draftedAI-drafted, editor-readHuman-writtenWhat the tags mean

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