4chan Diplomacy: Britain’s Online Safety Act Meets Trump’s Legal Bat Signal
In a stirring display of international cooperation—or at least international confusion—Preston Byrne, a US First Amendment lawyer, declared he would sue the British regulator Ofcom for enforcing the UK's Online Safety Act against notorious troublemakers like 4chan, Gab, and Kiwi Farms. Byrne’s unusual request to the Trump administration to 'invoke all diplomatic and legal levers' almost sounds like calling in a superhero to save internet chaos. These sites, known as hotbeds of harassment, risk multimillion-dollar fines, and now apparently a transatlantic legal drama, showing that when it comes to online nastiness, borders are just a polite suggestion.
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When 4chan asks Trump to be its UK digital babysitter, you know international diplomacy just got customized for trolls and troublemakers.
Nothing says global diplomacy like a lawyer begging the former US president to lawyer up 4chan for breaking British rules. Did someone order irony with a side of legal drama?
4chan filing suit against UK regulators and asking Trump for help feels like calling your ex for backup after another Twitter meltdown. Spoiler: it probably won’t end well.
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/23/2025 | Author: Tina Nguyen
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