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Death Of A Forum: How The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Killing Communities
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this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2024
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Until I read a proper interpretation of the law by a lawyer, I will consider these just knee-jerk reactions by forum owners who can't fathom being held responsible for the things their forum members post if they don't moderate. There was similar hand-wringing when GDPR and Article 13 passed. Things are probably going to be fine.
edit: After a bit of more research, shit like this is why small forums aren't excluded.
Suicide forums are really a symptom of a much bigger issue about how we as a society talk about suicide. Banning them really won't help
I didn't know that site until you mentioned it. Thanks for letting me know about its existence. It's a cool example of Streisand effect in practice. (Not /s)
In all likelihood, it wouldn't be enforced against small fry, but it may be. The fact is that running something like that costs time and money. If what you get in return is legal threats and more demands, maybe you just don't bother anymore.
What kind of future is there for flouting these laws? GDPR and Article 13 are rarely enforced against small fry, but they are. And all I see, even on lemmy, are demands for more laws and more enforcement. When somebody gets busted, it's their own bloody fault for having ignored the law for years and being so recalcitrant.