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1. owisd+uv[view] [source] 2024-12-16 20:23:17
>>buro9+(OP)
The actual OfCom code of practice is here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/onli...

A cycling site with 275k MAU would be in the very lowest category where compliance is things like 'having a content moderation function to review and assess suspected illegal content'. So having a report button.

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2. consta+ZA2[view] [source] 2024-12-17 17:01:18
>>owisd+uv
This isn't how laws work. If you give a layperson a large law and tell him that, if he is in violation, he has to pay millions, then it pretty much doesn't matter that there is some way where, with some effort, he can comply. Most people aren't lawyers and figuring out how to actually comply with this is incredibly tedious and risky, as he is personally liable for any mistakes he makes interpreting those laws.

Companies have legal departments, which exist to figure out answers to questions like that. This is because these questions are extremely tricky and the answers might even change as case law trickles in or rules get revised.

Expecting individuals to interpret complex rulesets under threat of legal liability is a very good way to make sure these people stop what they are doing.

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