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>>buro9+(OP)
People seem to forget that the more legislation there is around something the more it is only feasible to do if you are a corporate person. Human persons just don't have the same rights or protections from liabilty.

>>superk+55
If you read the guidance:

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/onli...

It amounts to your basic terms of service. It means that you'll need to moderate your forums, and prove that you have a policy for moderation. (basically what all decent forums do anyway) The crucial thing is that you need to record that you've done it, and reassessed it. and prove "you understand the 17 priority areas"

Its similar for what a trustee of a small charity is supposed to do each year for its due diligence.

>>Kaiser+bc
Yep super simple. You just have to make individual value judgements every day on thousands of pieces of content for SEVENTEEN highly specific priority areas. Then keep detailed records on each value judgement such that it can hold up to legal scrutiny from an activist court official. Easy peasy.

>>pembro+9i
If you read that guidance, it wants you to have a moderation policy for 17 specific priority areas. You need prove you can demonstrate that you have thought about it. You need to have a paper trail that says you have a policy and that its a policy. You _could_ be issued with a "information notice", which you have to comply with. Now, you could get that already, with the RIPA, as a communications provider.

this is similar to running a cricket club, or scout club

For running a scout association each lesson could technically require an individual risk assessment for every piece of equipment, and lesson. The hall needs to be safe, and you need to prove that it's safe. Also GDPR, and safeguarding, background checks, money laundering.

> hold up to legal scrutiny from an activist court official

Its not the USA. activist court officials require a functioning court system. Plus common law has the concept of reasonable. A moderated forum will be of a much higher standard of moderation than facebook/twitter/tiktok.