Usually i'd be outraged at American overreach, but this is ofcom so i say more power to anyone who can bring them down a few notches. The same goes to Starmers government whose attitude to free speech seems to be that it's a necessary evil (to not lose elections), and something, along with the nhs that they need to pay lip service to every now and then.

I'm not getting my hopes up though. It's entirely possible that ofcom will just carve exemptions for large American companies, using their new powers to go after smaller, easier targets - which is what has been predicted since that awful online "safety" bill first came up.

But I'm not dumb either. While i do believe the current administration views European free speech rights with contempt i'm under no illusions this is the primary motivation behind this threat.