UK ISPs Get Tiny Safe Harbor For Hate Speech... Why Not Full Safe Harbors?
from the step-it-up dept
We've spent plenty of time discussing the importance of Section 230 in properly applying liability, and avoiding situations where angry individuals or organizations sue a third party service provider because they have deeper pockets and are easier to sue. However, most countries don't have similar safe harbors (or, if they do, they tend to be much more limited). This is really unfortunate and can lead to significant chilling effects. Over in the UK, it looks like they've just updated e-commerce regulations to carve out a safe harbor for ISPs... but only related to hate speech. But it makes me wonder why carve out a special exemption for hate speech, and why not set up full safe harbors that say a service provider should not be blamed for the actions of a user?Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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look out road builders
thefts
drunk driving
drug smuggling
murders
rapes
child porn and kidnappings
WE SHOULD SUE MAKERS OF ROADS BIG TIME LOOK WHAT WE COULD STOP
THINK OF THE CHILDREN
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Fixed that for you :)
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look out road builders (part 2)
HAHA yes sue road builders now they support terrorism
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