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You can just read any of the writing by the people operating these fora that are closing.
by rjbwork 2y ago
You can just read any of the writing by the people operating these fora that are closing.
- aimazon 2y agoI have read every post, every article, every piece of guidance. I’m asking for specifics, not hand waving. What are the actual compliance costs?
- MassiveQuasar 2y ago> I have read every post, every article, every piece of guidance. Prove it. I’m asking for specifics, not hand waving.
- _fjg8 2y agohttps://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-content/helping-small-services-navigate-the-online-safety-act/ https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/illegal-and-harmful-c... Last month. “ We’ve heard concerns from some smaller services that the new rules will be too burdensome for them. Some of them believe they don’t have the resources to dedicate to assessing risk on their platforms, and to making sure they have measures in place to help them comply with the rules. As a result, some smaller services feel they might need to shut down completely. So, we wanted to reassure those smaller services that this is unlikely to be the case“ “If organisations have carried out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment and determined, with good reason, that the risks they face are low, they will only be expected to have basic but important measures to remove illegal content when they become aware of it. These include: easy-to-find, understandable terms and conditions; a complaints tool that allows users to report illegal or harmful material when they see it, backed up by a process to deal with those complaints; the ability to review content and take it down quickly if they have reason to believe it is illegal; and a specific individual responsible for compliance, who we can contact if we need to.” Your turn. Where are these compliance costs?
- rjbwork 2y agoIt's right there in your post. >they will only be expected to have basic but important measures to remove illegal content when they become aware of it. These include: >easy-to-find, understandable terms and conditions; a complaints tool that allows users to report illegal or harmful material when they see it, backed up by a process to deal with those complaints; the ability to review content and take it down quickly if they have reason to believe it is illegal; and a specific individual responsible for compliance, who we can contact if we need to.”
- aimazon 2y agoAll of those things are buttons to click and ship with every piece of forum software from the last decade. No forum can survive without moderation because of spam so these tools and policies will already be in place on every website with user generated content.
- choo-t 2y agoSome forum use custom backend, and updating them for an asinine law may not be the maintainer priority. Having someone dedicated to contact with this authority is also a burden on hobbyist projects.
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- x0x0 2y ago"We pinky swear to totes not enforce the law as written [unless and until we decide, with no notice or warning, to do so] up to and including criminal penalties". Not as reassuring as you claim it to be.
- aimazon 2y agoWe don’t need to trust what they say, we just need to engage in a little critical thinking. What’s the benefit for Ofcom in pursuing tiny websites? There’s no political benefit, no financial benefit… the guidance from Ofcom reaffirms the natural conclusion.