[kwlug-disc] The Fediverse is complicated

[CrankyOldBugger]

There was recently a court ruling that website 'X' was not responsible for
what the users posted (I think it was about torrents), but that was one
ruling in one legal area..  Don't assume that this is the case everywhere.

On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 2:37 PM Doug Moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> It depends on scale, and whether the instance has open signup and attracts
> many thousands of users.
>
> Hypothetically, if we were talking about a small invite only server that
> was just for, say, KWLUG members, then I think any problems that arose with
> bad content could be handled by the use of standard admin tools for
> deleting posts and blocking bad instances.
>
> If a third party has a problem with a post on social.kwlug.org, they will
> contact the admin first for resolution. A lawsuit is a last resort. I can't
> imagine a judge finding an admin guilty of an offense if the admin is given
> no opportunity to delete the bad post.
>
> Doug.
>
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2022, at 9:41 AM, peter_melse at gto.net wrote:
> > my two cents: the risk of being sued over someone posting illegal
> > content / libel / copyrighted material is real enough that if you're
> > going to open your instance to others, you should really nip that in the
> > bud before the first court case can impact your personal savings and or
> > property. It's best to be a little proactive when dealing with the
> > general public.
> >
> > On 2022-11-21 07:42, Doug Moen wrote:
> >> I don't think this article accurately describes the real practical
> >> issues in running a Mastodon instance.
> >>
> >> Instead, it focuses on hypothetical legal risks, and recommends
> >> expensive ways to protect yourself, such as creating a limited
> >> liability corporation. I would ask: are these actual real problems
> >> that other Mastodon instances are already dealing with? If not, don't
> >> worry about hypotheticals, focus on the practical and the real.
> >>
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