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

[lamy's sacred sleep]

I think it's because you can't buy stuff to end your life on TikTok, Insta, or YouTube

you can't do that here either

 

[6138]

I think it's because you can't buy stuff to end your life on TikTok, Insta, or YouTube

You can't buy stuff to end your life here either?

 

[so-so2]

you can't do that here either

My friend actually did through a private forum to get a drug combo to end her life for $300 death is expensive

 

[brassicasaur]

And once place where you can buy stuff to end your life is on Amazon. You can buy a rope. Ban Amazon.

 

[HowToCTB]

Thank you for not giving up.

I believe this website can give hope to some, and be useful to transform an idea (the mere "killing oneself") into a more informed one, often pushing back from actually doing after learning more on the topic.

Society will hardly ever see it, but thanks to you there's a place for people to be understood, rather than being just told "find help"...

 

[metfan647]

The insufferable regulator is trying to get a windfall from SS now?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4l8q2rdxyo.amp

I really need to put an end to my browsing of BBC News. Just too programmed.

 

[BlockedintheUK]

Ofcom are assholes tell them to go fuck themselves.

 

[zaza23]

This person supplying SN from UK that's been convicted is gonna make it so much harder

 

[BlockedintheUK]

Ofcom are defeating themselves all action taken against this site and sites like it gives it huge amounts of attention and publicity that it otherwise wouldn't have.

I remember when states in the USA banned raw milk and it suddenly exploded in popularity as a result suddenly everyone wanted to know what the fuss was about.

Its about time someone kicked ofcoms ass.

I'm waiting for the day another USA site replies to their formal request with "Dear Sir / Madam it's 1st amendment protected so kindly fuck off"

 

[betternever2havbeen]

The insufferable regulator is trying to get a windfall from SS now?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4l8q2rdxyo.amp

I really need to put an end to my browsing of BBC News. Just too programmed.

They blocked UK users already months ago FFS. Not the sites fault if people are bypassing it with a VPN. I'm so fucking ashamed to be British it's so laughable trying to take the whole site down when it's nothing to do with the UK. Honestly the whole thing makes me feel so angry and even more depressed. This place has supported me through 3 1/2 years and even though I no longer come on so much I will always defend what the site stands for as I don't recognise this "pro-suicide" encourages the vulnerable yada yada load of crap they always spout.

 

[BlockedintheUK]

They always test their new boot on the neck of the most marginalized and misunderstood in society...
We aren't allowed community, the state will ensure we are always dependent on them, and not each other; that's how control is maintained. Because they can always exercise power over us, but we cannot exercise power over each other, that's what threatens their control.

Because what this is really about, what it's always about, is they want a population of obedient, efficient worker drones.
If we divest from the state's total control of our bodies, and we demand a right to control of our own lives, dignity and of full bodily autonomy (which necessarily includes the right to die,) that's potential decades of labour our bodies are still useful to them for, that they could've otherwise extracted from us.

We aren't people to them, we're machines; and if we are given a right to die, that precludes total autonomy of self, which is a huge threat to the system built on the extraction of labour and value from our (everyone's) bodies for the ultra-rich.

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Also, isn't Rain based in the UK?
I hope she doesn't get harassed because of this...

Who is Rain?

 

[whywere]

Who is Rain?

She is the main admin of this site.

Her full name here is: Rain and Sadness.

She does a wonderful job of keeping this site up and running.

Walter

 

[Emerita]

The insufferable regulator is trying to get a windfall from SS now?

Heres from the ofcom site ↓

Update from ofcoms open investigation into SaSu:

Ofcom has today (6 January 2026) informed the provider of this suicide forum that, having reviewed the available evidence, we are working towards issuing a provisional notice of contravention ('Provisional Decision') in relation to breaches of the Online Safety Act ('the Act'). This is part of the legal process we must follow as part of any investigation. While no formal decision has yet been reached, we are working to issue this in the first quarter of this year. The provider will then have an opportunity to make representations on our Provisional Decision, as required by the Act.

Unless our concerns are fully addressed, we will consider using all of the powers available to us. These include imposing fines of up to £18m or 10% of qualifying worldwide revenue (whichever is greater). In the most serious cases of non-compliance, where there is a continuing failure to comply with the Act, and where appropriate given the risks of harm to individuals in the UK, we can seek a court order to require third parties to take action to disrupt the business of the provider. This may require third parties to withdraw services from, or block access to, a regulated service in the UK.

As such, we have informed the provider of this forum that we would be prepared to make an application to the court for business disruption measures, where appropriate and proportionate, swiftly after the period for making representations on the Provisional Decision has elapsed, if any non-compliance we may identify in our Provisional Decision continues.

We will provide further updates on this investigation as soon as possible.

Ofcom investigation

 

[Always-in-trouble]

Heres from the ofcom site ↓

Update from ofcoms open investigation into SaSu:

Ofcom investigation

Is it because members can bypass the block?

 

[Emerita]

Is it because members can bypass the block?

Possibly ya, they were angry because SaSu had told UK users how to bypass the block, which violated Ofcoms rules. SaSu's mirror site also remained accessible in the UK until November, which also went against Ofcom. They seem apprehensive to believe the block is sufficient in SaSu's case, they don't trust us. I don't know if they're still demanding the provisions below, with the block being in place I don't know if that still matters to them, but SaSu didn't comply with that either.
This maybe relevant + the past updates

Provision	Subject matter / requirement
Section 9	Illegal content risk assessments
Section 10	Illegal content
Section 20	Content reporting
Section 21	Complaints procedures
Section 23	Record-keeping and review
Section 102(8)	Information notices

Spoiler: Enforcement/ Outcomes

Enforcement Guide

I don't know though, Im dumb… plus Im not a mod or anything so idk whats going on.

Ofcom protecting people from sh/suicide material
PART 3 Online Safety Act legislation

 

[6138]

I still don't understand where ofcom gets its powers from? I mean what authority does a UK-based organisation have to impose a fine against a website operating in the US?

I'm guessing that they are just trying to scare sites like sasu into compliance, because ofcom know sasu can't afford legal representation, so they will probably voluntarily cave to avoid a legal bill they can't pay (Which is basically what happened).

 

[EWJ1990]

I still don't understand where ofcom gets its powers from? I mean what authority does a UK-based organisation have to impose a fine against a website operating in the US?

I'm guessing that they are just trying to scare sites like sasu into compliance, because ofcom know sasu can't afford legal representation, so they will probably voluntarily cave to avoid a legal bill they can't pay (Which is basically what happened).

Legally they can impose fines on 4chan, sasu ect but no non uk company are under any legal obligation to pay it. Ofcom have no legal jurisdiction outside of the UK.

 

[FadingSnowFake]

I guess it's similar to the social media ban happening? This copied from link below:

Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads.

They cannot set up new accounts and their existing profiles were deactivated.

How is the Australian ban being enforced?
Children and parents are not punished for infringing the ban.

Instead, social media companies face fines of up to A$49.5m (US$32m, £25m) for serious or repeated breaches.

The government says firms must take "reasonable steps" to keep kids off their platforms, and should use multiple age assurance technologies.

These could include government IDs, face or voice recognition, or so-called "age inference", which analyses online behaviour and interactions to estimate a person's age.

Platforms cannot rely on users self-certifying or parents vouching for their children.

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, began closing teen accounts from 4 December last year. It said anyone mistakenly kicked off could use government ID or provide a video selfie to prove their age.

How does Australia's under-16 social media ban work?

The world-first law aims to reduce the risks children face online.

bbc.com

 

[whywere]

The entire world situation with SaSu and ALL types and forms of human interaction still revolve around this aspect:

NO country, government, power that be anywhere, can stop human nature and nature in general.

Whether SaSu is right or wrong is totally irrelevant, as it is part of human nature and the human experience.

Since the dawn of time, millions of years, in human terms, humans were even on this rotating rock, diversity in nature, thinking, even in a primal form, always has and always will take place.

Billions of years ago, there still was a form and function to everything as there is today and NO government or power that may be will EVER be able to control that power and/or any form of outcome, just is NOT the way that the universe works or will ever.

I just wish that governments would spend the time and resources on more productive ventures and stop trying to control the rhythm of the universe.

Billions of years from now, whatever form(s) of existence there is, it will STILL be the same rhythm, always has and always will.

Walter

 

[6138]

The entire world situation with SaSu and ALL types and forms of human interaction still revolve around this aspect:

NO country, government, power that be anywhere, can stop human nature and nature in general.

Whether SaSu is right or wrong is totally irrelevant, as it is part of human nature and the human experience.

Since the dawn of time, millions of years, in human terms, humans were even on this rotating rock, diversity in nature, thinking, even in a primal form, always has and always will take place.

Billions of years ago, there still was a form and function to everything as there is today and NO government or power that may be will EVER be able to control that power and/or any form of outcome, just is NOT the way that the universe works or will ever.

I just wish that governments would spend the time and resources on more productive ventures and stop trying to control the rhythm of the universe.

Billions of years from now, whatever form(s) of existence there is, it will STILL be the same rhythm, always has and always will.

Walter

I really hope you're right, but it seems like, in the last decade or so, the level of censorship that we are seeing in our society is just off the scale. It's like something out of an orwellian nightmare. The power that governments and pressure groups (as well as "activists" and social media platforms themselves) have to silence content is shocking.

While I do think some censorship is necessary, we have really gone off the deep end.