US-based internet suicide forum, implicated in 160 deaths, fined £950,000

Ofcom attempting to block UK access to site cited in multiple coroners’ reports

A nihilistic internet suicide forum implicated in over 160 UK deaths has been fined £950,000 by the online regulator in its latest attempt to shut it down.

Ofcom said the US-based website remains accessible in the UK despite over a year of warnings. Online safety campaigners have accused the regulator of taking an “interminable” amount of time to act.