The BBC said it believed some 50 suicides in Britain have been connected to the forum, adding it had been set up in 2018. — Image by councilcle from Pixabay
LONDON: Britain's broadcasting regulator announced Wednesday it is investigating an online suicide forum linked to almost 100 deaths in the UK, using new powers to remove harmful content from the Internet.
Ofcom said it was looking into whether the site's service provider "failed to put appropriate safety measures in place to protect its UK users from illegal content and activity".
