‘Alarm’ has been marked in Britain by online forum, in which discussions are held for methods suicide With the OCC, the media regulatory authority, to launch an investigation the first to conduct in the context of legislation imposing new obligations on the platforms.
Ofcom did not release the name of the forum. According to the BBC, which searched in 2023 for this site, he said he was connected to 50 deaths in Britain and has tens of thousands of users in the world, including children.
Always according to the BBC, he is hosted in USA and participants can especially find There tips on how to get a deadly chemical product.
“We have tried many times to dialogue with this service provider,” the Ofcom said in a statement issued.
“Having received (…) unsatisfactory information on the measures taken to protect British users from illegal content, today we started research to find out If the provider complies with his legal obligations ยปadded Ofcom.
The British Law on Internet (Online Safety Act), which provides for new obligations for platforms in order to protect the minors in particular, adopted the 2023.
In the context of this law – which can be compared to the EU Regulation on Digital Services, the DSA – ofcoming has powers that allow it to act against applications on the internet that do not respect the rules.
In the event that a violation proves to be fined up to 18 million sterils (approximately 21 million euros) or amount that corresponds to at 10% of their worldwide turnover.
In the most serious cases, authorities may request access providers to block the British website found to violate the rules.