LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Not everyone who sends you a friend request has friendly intentions. Imposters hijack real people’s profiles, so it’s hard to tell where the bad guys are hiding.

Online forum 4Chan has been fined £20,000 by Ofcom for ignoring requests to share information about the risk of illegal content on its platform, as the watchdog raises pressure on the US firm to meet ...

Technology firms must do more to tackle illegal content on their platforms as Ofcom gains new powers. From Monday, the regulator will start enforcing the Online Safety Act’s illegal content codes, ...

A lawyer for 4chan said the imageboard website’s operators will refuse to pay fines levied under the UK’s Online Safety Act. “Ofcom’s notices create no legal obligations in the United States,” lawyer ...

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Britain's media regulator Ofcom on Tuesday launched nine investigations over possible breaches of online safety laws, including into internet messageboard 4chan and ...