US Tech Firms Suing Ofcom Over Online Safety Act – Guido Fawkes

US Tech Firms Suing Ofcom Over Online Safety Act

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US tech firms 4chan and Kiwi Farms are now suing Ofcom with a U.S. federal lawsuit. They dub the regulator “The UK’s Industry-Funded Global Censorship Bureau”, accusing it of targeting them for “overtly political reasons.” The online safety act getting quite the reception across the pond…

Ofcom fined 4chan £20,000 for breaching the act last month. Law firms Byrne & Storm and the Coleman Law Firm have been engaged to file suit. Tech lawyer Preston Byrne said:

“American citizens do not surrender our constitutional rights just because Ofcom sends us an e-mail. In the face of these unlawful foreign demands, our clients have bravely chosen to assert their constitutional rights. The Act is a brazen attempt by a foreign country to hobble American competitiveness and suffocate American freedom by exporting the UK’s censorship laws to our shores.”

Meanwhile, Trump is threatening “substantial” tariffs on countries that “discriminate” against US tech with taxes and regulation. Time to fire up those VPNs…