OFCOM FINES SUICIDE FORUM £950K FOR ILLEGAL CONTENT
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Britain's communications regulator has issued its largest Online Safety Act fine to date—£950,000 ($1.28 million)—against an unnamed suicide forum for hosting illegal content accessible in the UK. The platform is linked to over 130 deaths.
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