If 4chan continues to ignore Ofcom, the forum could be blocked in the UK. And 4chan could face even bigger fines totaling about $23 million or 10 percent of 4chan’s worldwide turnover, whichever is higher. 4chan also faces potential arrest and/or “imprisonment for a term of up to two years,” the lawsuit said.

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      They do, at least a little. You can pay for a subscription to get rid of the captcha before posting.

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        At least a little?

        According to this article they pull in 230 million a year. For a shitty forum that looks like it’s run on 1995 tech

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          That’s all of moolah for/from internet trolls. Though I imagine that those servers aren’t cheap either.