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OK lets say this article harmed me in some way. If I don't need to prove it then this law lets me shut down the BBC? How do you deal with thousands of "online h
by coldcode 8y ago
OK lets say this article harmed me in some way. If I don't need to prove it then this law lets me shut down the BBC? How do you deal with thousands of "online harms"? If I do need to prove it, given the law is so vague on what that is, I can never succeed since big sites have fancy lawyers, and small sites will just go out of business, and the law is a waste of time.
- onlydeadheroes 8y agoLol this law is not to apply to THEM!
- filesystem 8y agoThe law is not a waste of time. The law is clearly intended to prevent disruption in the online news / publishing space to protect the big players from competition. In that sense, this law seems like it will be extremely effective.
- CJefferson 8y agoI think you are over stretching. The lae has dealt for hundreds of years with idea that one person might harm another. Such laws tend to be a little vague, then build up case law, at least in the UK.
- pavel_lishin 8y agoA lot of commenters tend to think of the law as an API, and frame all discussions about it as such. "So what, I just have to POST https://law.uk/onlineharm https://law.uk/onlineharm, and I get to take down the BBC? That's ridiculous!" Any given strawman is ridiculous.