The Ofcom Files, Part 6: They’re Back

It’s just comical at this point.

I’ll post a copy of their “provisional decision” here when we receive it. In the meantime:

See more

BREAKING: the UK's Internet censorship agency, Ofcom, is fining 4chan.

Again.

They are refusing to send us the decision before they publish the outcome, so as to deny us the opportunity for a public rebuttal. This is their e-mail and our reply. pic.twitter.com/rEZh2zYS4R

— Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne) February 11, 2026

Update: it’s a £520,000 fine plus £800 penalties for 60 days. Ofcom has not validly domesticated this fine in the United States, ergo, it is null and void as far as my American client is concerned.

See more

The UK's censorship agency, Ofcom, has fined 4chan, a US company with no UK presence, £520,000 ($709,300) for engaging in speech and conduct which is perfectly legal – and constitutionally protected – in the United States.

Not happening, Ofcom. Sorry. pic.twitter.com/4dZFFBZF5o

— Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne) February 12, 2026

Ofcom, of course, sent this by e-mail, which is also not valid service in the USA, and as such no one is obliged – or even authorized – to assist in these orders’ enforcement here, a fairly obvious and elementary legal point 4chan made in its D.D.C. lawsuit against Ofcom, but which Ofcom has refused to concede, preferring to run for the cover of sovereign immunity instead.

Their communication and our reply:

I will post the provisional decision documents here once I’m done reviewing them and making any appropriate redactions. In the meantime, they have been supplied in full to U.S. federal government agencies and elected representatives in Wyoming, New Hampshire, and Delaware.