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Graham Linehan Cleared After Heathrow Arrest as CPS Drops Case After Free Speech Controversy

The charges may be dropped but the arrest leaves behind a chilling portrait of a country increasingly turning against free speech.

Graham Linehan, the Irish writer best known for Father Ted and The IT Crowd , says police have now confirmed he will face no further action following his controversial arrest at Heathrow Airport last month. He was accused of using social media to incite violence, a claim now dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Linehans arrest became a flashpoint in a growing concern over the decline of free speech in modern Britain. The image of an airport surrounded by armed officers confronting a comedy writer for tweets struck many as absurd, even dystopian.

He credited the Free Speech Union for its support and vowed to hold the police accountable for what is only the latest attempt to silence and suppress gender critical voices on behalf of dangerous and disturbed men

Ofcom has explained:

Ofcom has determined that 4chan has breached its duty under section 102(8)(a) of the Act to comply with a statutory request for information, on two separate occasions.

We are imposing a fixed penalty of £20,000 on 4chan in respect of both breaches. This penalty was set having regard to our Penalty Guidelines.

In addition, 4chan is now required to take immediate steps to comply with section 102(8)(a) by providing the following:

a copy of the written record of its illegal content risk assessment(s) in respect of 4chan.org as required by the first statutory information request; and information specified in the second statutory information request relating to its qualifying worldwide revenue ('QWR').

Should 4chan fail to comply, a daily rate penalty of £100 per day will be imposed starting from the day after the date of the Confirmation Decision for either 60 days or until 4chan provides Ofcom with the information outlined above (whichever is sooner).

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Preston Byrne is defending 4Chan in US law nad has a few interesting reveals into how Ofcom intend to pursue its censorship citing sovereign imunity.

 

Porn websites too

Ofcom has announced that it will take the next steps in the pursuit of porn website provider AVS Limited.

This in relation to the adult sites www.pornzog.com, www.txxx.com, www.txxx.tube, www.upornia.com, www.hdzog.com, www.hdzog.tube, www.thegay.com, www.thegay.tube, www.ooxxx.com, www.hotmovs.com, www.hclips.com, www.vjav.com, www.pornl.com, www.voyeurhit.com, www.manysex.com, www.tubepornclassic.com, www.shemalez.com and www.shemalez.tube .

Ofcom explains

Following an investigation, Ofcom has provisionally determined that there are reasonable grounds to believe AVS Group Ltd has failed, and is failing, to comply with section 12 of the Online Safety Act ('the Act'). Section 12 imposes a duty on providers of services that fall under Part 3 of the Act, and allow pornographic content, to ensure that children are prevented from encountering pornographic content through the use of highly effective age assurance.

Ofcom therefore issued a provisional notice of contravention to AVS Group Ltd on 10 October 2025 under section 130 of the Act. The notice also sets out our provisional view that AVS Group Ltd has infringed its duties under section 102(8) of the Act by failing to respond to a statutory request for information issued as part of the investigation.

Similarly Ofcom is haranging websites from Youngtek Solutions Ltd The websites under consideration are www.imagefap.com, www.empflix.com www.moviefap.com, www.pornrepublic.com and www.TNAflix.com.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a 1966 Italy / Spain / West Germany western adventure by Sergio Leone.
Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef.  

Cut by the BBFC for 1968 cinema release and 1986 VHS. The shorter international Version was uncut since 2000 DVD. The Director's Cut/Extended Version was released uncut in 2008.

Summary Notes

A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.

UK: BBFC 18 rated for:

• 2025 Arrow Video [Extended Cut + International Cut] Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 11th August 2025
• 2025 Arrow Video [Extended Cut + International Cut] Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 11th August 2025

Promotional Material

With the two preceding films in his 'Dollars' trilogy having unleashed a boom in Euro Western productions, Sergio Leone knew that his concluding chapter would have to top them all. Armed with his largest budget yet, Leone created what is, for many, the final word on the subject -- a violent, picaresque epic presented with operatic scope and intensity, with Clint Eastwood donning the iconic hat and poncho one last time.

A partnership between two scoundrels, Blondie (Eastwood) and Tuco (Eli Wallach) goes awry, only for fate to intervene in the form of information about a cache of stolen Confederate gold buried in a graveyard. Each possessing a different clue to its location, the pair are forced into a distrustful partnership. However, the gold is also sought by Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef), a ruthless mercenary with his own twisted code of honour. Thus begins a desperate pursuit amidst the mass destruction and absurdity of the American Civil War, culminating in an iconic three-way standoff inside the graveyard.

Mythic, cynical and endlessly entertaining, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly brings Leones grand sense of dramatic scale to its apotheosis. Arrow Films is proud to present this landmark Western in the most comprehensive edition ever assembled, featuring multiple cuts of the film, all meticulously restored in glorious 4K, and a wealth of new and archival bonus materials.

4K ULTRA-HD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

DISC 1 - INTERNATIONAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• New 4K restoration of the 162-minute International Cut using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly restored original lossless English mono audio
• Optional newly remixed lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by film critic and historian Tim Lucas
• Theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots

DISC 2 - EXTENDED CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• New 4K restoration of the 179-minute Extended Cut, using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly restored original lossless English mono audio
• Optional newly remixed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling
• Audio commentary by film historian and Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel
• Seamless branching options to watch the Extended Cut with the uncut torture scene (mono only) and/or without the 'grotto' scene originally removed after the premiere
• Deleted and alternate scenes

DISC 3 - EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)

• A Circular Trilogy, a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli
• The Laughter Behind the Epic, a newly filmed interview with Giacomo Scarpelli, son of co-writer Furio Scarpelli
• Three Colors, a newly filmed interview with Stefano Delli Colli, son of cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli
• Sergio and Sergio, a newly filmed interview with camera assistant Sergio Salvati
• The Hand That Drew The West, a newly filmed interview with Giuditta Simi, daughter of set/costume designer Carlo Simi
• They Call Him Angel Eyes, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker and Lee Van Cleef biographer Mike Malloy
• From Falls to Fame, a newly filmed interview with stuntman Fabio Testi
• The Man, The Cut, The Masterpiece, a newly filmed interview with editor Eugenio Alabiso
• Frames of Glory, a newly filmed interview with post-production supervisor Enzo Ocone
• That Magic Sound, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti D'Amario
• The Voice Behind the Gold, a newly filmed interview with singer Edda Dell'Orso
• Call of the Coyote, a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa
• The Good, The Great and the Moody, a new visual essay exploring the film's iconic soundtrack by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon
• Leone's West and The Leone Style, two archive featurettes with Eastwood, Wallach, Schickel, Alberto Grimaldi and Mickey Knox
• Reconstructing the Film, an archive featurette on the assembly of the Extended Cut
• Il Maestro Parts One and Two, two archive featurettes with film music historian Jon Burlingame
• The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction, a featurette on a deleted scene
• The Man Who Lost the Civil War, an archive featurette on the film's depiction of the Civil War
• Vignettes (Easter Eggs), four short interviews with Eastwood and Wallach
• Alternate credits sequences
• Four comprehensive image galleries
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella

The image-hosting platform Imgur.com has blocked people in the UK from accessing its content. Imgur is used by millions to make and share images such as memes across the web, particularly on Reddit and in online forums.

UK users trying to access Imgur are now met with an error message saying content is not available in your region . Also Imgur content shared on, or embedded in, other websites is also no longer showing.

The website seems to be responding to censorship via the data protection censor, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) rather than the more usual UK internet censor Ofcom. A document published by the ICO alongside the launch of its investigation stated that Imgur did not ask visitors to declare their age when setting up an account.

ICO said in a statement:

We are aware of reports that the social media platform Imgur is currently not available in the UK. Imgur's decision to restrict access in the UK is a commercial decision taken by the company.

Earlier this year, as part of an update on our Children's code strategy, we announced an investigation into MediaLab AI Inc (MediaLab). The investigation relates to how MediaLab's Imgur social media platform uses children's information and its approach to age assurance.

Tim Capel, ICO Interim Executive Director - Regulatory Supervision, said:

We reached our provisional findings on this investigation, and we issued a notice of intent to impose a monetary penalty on MediaLab on 10 September 2025.

Our findings are provisional and the ICO will carefully consider any representations from MediaLab before taking a final decision whether to issue a monetary penalty.

We have been clear that exiting the UK does not allow an organisation to avoid responsibility for any prior infringement of data protection law, and our investigation remains ongoing.