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That's a good question. Relatedly, assuming it's wrong for Facebook to host this content, where should the line be drawn when it comes to systems that are alre
by xenomachina 8y ago
That's a good question.
Relatedly, assuming it's wrong for Facebook to host this content, where should the line be drawn when it comes to systems that are already decentralized? Is it wrong for email systems to transport emails with such content? Is it wrong for a browser to render such web pages? For a feed reader to allow subscriptions to such a feed? Does the answer change if a "centralized" component is involved (eg: webmail, a vpn or http proxy, or a web based feed reader)?
- pjc50 8y agoThe questions are probably: - are you exercising administrative control over the system? - have you been made aware of the content? That makes it clearer; there isn't a general obligation for every email sysadmin to check every message for terrorism, but that doesn't mean that hosting their email after you've been informed about them is a totally innocent act. Providing software that is installed on the customer's systems (no administrative control) is generally fine (the browser/feed reader examples), but the web based ones re-assert the administrative control element.
- xenomachina 8y agoMy ISP is exercising administrative control over the systems that deliver all packets to me. Should they be held responsible for filtering out forbidden content?