ComplianceEnforcement13 May 2026UK
Ofcom fines a US-based forum 950,000 pounds under the illegal content duties
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The first substantial penalty under the illegal content duties, and it landed on a service with no UK establishment at all. Where a company is registered does not decide whether the Act reaches it. Where its users are does.
Assess: If you have UK users and no UK entity you are still in scope. Check the risk assessment exists.
Who it reaches
It reaches user-to-user services with users in the UK, at any size. Any user to user service with UK links.
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