Ofcom’s Investigation: Our Full Response and Position on UK Jurisdiction

[sannoji]

i'm unfortunately in the uk, really disappointing to see ofcom do this when there's absolutely no jurisdiction. i first joined this site with most of a CTB plan put together, but i ended up finding so many supportive people who have also felt unsupported by mainstream narratives on suicide, and i was able to clear the fog in my way and see a way forward… like others have said, it seems kind of insane for that to happen on a site like this if you take it as face value, but knowing that CTB is still an option i can plan for actually gave me new hope. without the info and crucially the support on this site i could have rushed into things and harmed myself. though everything else going on in this country has been making it difficult to get on here, it's been an invaluable source of support and once again it's just sick for ofcom to paint this place as nothing but negativity. i hope sasu's able to get good legal rep, it's absolutely right to fight this and i admire the admins for not being swayed by these sorts of scare tactics.

 

[whywere]

When governments and people in power think and also act and react as if they have all or most of the answers. this is when the general populace should take notice and voice their concerns for individual rights and let it be known that this type of behavior and overreach of government will not be tolerated.

Walter

 

[ayb]

I have found solace here but my view will be unpopular to many of you.

This is not a surprise at all, and regardless of the outcome we can expect more legal woes to come. The biggest problem is that children and young teenagers can access the site so easily. Even if you don't personally believe this to be a problem (though I truly think it is), it's a framing that is non-negotiable to the public. In its current form I predict SS will not permanently stay on the open web.

This is not X or 4chan, this is a forum designed for suicide instruction. I'm not confident the US government, who you plan to refer this case to (?), will find that agreeable.

I could be wrong, I probably won't be around long enough to know

When you state 'open web' do you think the site will continue existing on the dark net (I.E Tor)?

 

[ayb]

Ofcom also sent a letter to KF and they're not folding (and have a thread up about it.)
Stay strong.

 

[soledad.virgen]

ofcom should go where her majesty went and sod off

 

[2messdup]

I'm disgusted also that Samaritans have a statement on their webpage saying they support OFCOM in this. I emailed in protest but heard nothing back.

 

[dweams]

Ofcom also sent a letter to KF and they're not folding (and have a thread up about it.)
Stay strong.

They kinda "folded," but they also kinda didn't. All they did was blanket block all UK IP addresses. A lot of controversial sites that got letters from Ofcom are doing this. So it's not exactly a win, but Ofcom did write back saying they would leave KF alone (for now).

The KF admin, Null, has a lot of experience when it comes to legal battles, so they probably thought about this decision for a while.

We can only wait and see what Ofcom will do next.

The KF thread:
https://kiwifarms.st/threads/2025-0...risk-assessment-enforcement-programme.218504/

[Edit: I came across this KF user's reply about how KF could fight Ofcom in the Supreme Court. I don't know much about the law, but maybe SS could do something similar if Ofcom escalates things? https://kiwifarms.st/threads/2025-0...nt-enforcement-programme.218504/post-21287899]

 

[ayb]

They kinda "folded," but they also kinda didn't. All they did was blanket block all UK IP addresses. A lot of controversial sites that got letters from Ofcom are doing this. So it's not exactly a win, but Ofcom did write back saying they would leave KF alone (for now).

The KF admin, Null, has a lot of experience when it comes to legal battles, so they probably thought about this decision for a while.

We can only wait and see what Ofcom will do next.

The KF thread:
https://kiwifarms.st/threads/2025-0...risk-assessment-enforcement-programme.218504/

[Edit: I came across this KF user's reply about how KF could fight Ofcom in the Supreme Court. I don't know much about the law, but maybe SS could do something similar if Ofcom escalates things? https://kiwifarms.st/threads/2025-0...nt-enforcement-programme.218504/post-21287899]

If @RainAndSadness did the same it wouldn't be a big deal as you can use Tor or a VPN to access the site if you're in the UK.

Also that KF reply is good. Could the admins look into that?