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Ofcom is the UK communications regulator and online-safety regulator issuing statutory notices, confirmation decisions and penalties under the Online Safety Act.

Identity: Ofcom, Government agency, Government body
People and links: regulator: 4chan Community Support LLC, regulator: KLIK X, regulator: Meta +3, No public contact coverage is recorded for this entry., Ofcom delays 2 GHz satellite spectrum ruling to preserve optionality, Ofcom tells platforms to remove Belfast riot content faster +3

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Ofcom

Ofcom is the UK communications regulator and online-safety regulator issuing statutory notices, confirmation decisions and penalties under the Online Safety Act.

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IdentityOfcom, Government agency, Government bodyHigh confidence
People and linksregulator: 4chan Community Support LLC, regulator: KLIK X, regulator: Meta +3, No public contact coverage is recorded for this entry., Ofcom delays 2 GHz satellite spectrum ruling to preserve optionality, Ofcom tells platforms to remove Belfast riot content faster +3Medium confidence

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Display nameOfcomHigh confidence
Legal typeGovernment agencyHigh confidence
Directory categoryGovernment bodyHigh confidence
AliasesOffice of Communications, UK communications regulator, UK online safety regulatorMedium confidence
Last updatedJun 18, 2026High confidence

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Geography scopeUnited KingdomHigh confidence

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Service platformOfcom United Kingdom Other infrastructure services · United KingdomHigh confidence

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regulator4chan Community Support LLC · 4chan Community Support LLC is connected to this record. · Ofcom's public decisions and notices identify 4chan Community Support LLC as the operator subject to Online Safety Act information-notice and safety-duty requirements.High confidence
regulatorKLIK X · KLIK X is connected to this record.High confidence
regulatorMeta · Meta is connected to this record.High confidence
regulatorTikTok · TikTok is connected to this record.High confidence
licensorViaSat · ViaSat is connected to this record.High confidence
licensorEchoStar · EchoStar is connected to this record.High confidence
licensorViaSat · ViaSat is connected to this record.High confidence
licensorEchoStar · EchoStar is connected to this record.High confidence
Coverage contextOfcom delays 2 GHz satellite spectrum ruling to preserve optionality, Ofcom proposes extending Viasat and EchoStar’s 2GHz MSS licences while the UK weighs EU policy and NTN market shifts.Medium confidence
Coverage contextOfcom tells platforms to remove Belfast riot content faster, Ofcom is the UK regulator responsible for enforcing Online Safety Act duties that affect major online platforms and digital service operators.Medium confidence
Coverage contextOfcom's 4chan fines test the Online Safety Act's reach over offshore forums, Ofcom's 13 October 2025 penalty against 4chan Community Support LLC was an information-power case before it became a wider content-safety case. The UK regulator imposed a GBP 20,000 fixed penalty after 4chan failed to answer two statutory information notices seeking its illegal-content risk assessment and qualifying worldwide revenue. Ofcom later escalated the same investigation into GBP 520,000 of March 2026 safety-duty penalties for age assurance, risk assessment and terms-of-service failures. The strategic issue is not the cash amount; it is whether the Online Safety Act can make an offshore open-access forum produce auditable compliance evidence, or whether Ofcom has to move toward debt recovery, business-disruption orders and UK access blocking.Medium confidence
Coverage contextOfcom plans fibre investment boost, Ofcom unveils new fibre broadband regulations to boost investment, promote competition, and accelerate network expansion across the UK.Medium confidence
Mentioned in coverageBox Broadband Limited, Box Broadband's impact comes from an access-ISP and fibre-network role: it originates customer-facing address space, chooses upstream and peering paths, and participates in UK exchange infrastructure, so changes in routing policy, geofeed accuracy, RPKI/IRR hygiene, peering status, or Community Fibre integration can affect reachability, latency, content/CDN handoff, geolocation behavior, and service continuity for users and businesses in its footprint.Medium confidence

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Primary articleOfcom delays 2 GHz satellite spectrum ruling to preserve optionalityHigh confidence
Primary articleOfcom tells platforms to remove Belfast riot content fasterHigh confidence
Primary articleOfcom's 4chan fines test the Online Safety Act's reach over offshore forumsHigh confidence
Primary articleOfcom plans fibre investment boostHigh confidence
Related articleBox Broadband LimitedMedium confidence

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