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For France to be legally able to give a shit Ofcom would need to go to court in the UK, pierce the corporate veil, and receive a final judgment against the owner of 4chan. Only then would they have some routes to petition French authorities for assistance.

There's no agreement between the UK and France that would require or even permit French authorities to enforce fines by a some random UK entity willy-nilly.





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