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Written by Colin Macleod on 2025-01-25 at 14:11

Here's another twist to the UK Online Safety Act that's just occurred to me. As a site operator, I am obliged to have a procedure for users to report illegal content and to take that content down if it really is illegal. But who makes that judgement? It's easy to imagine unclear cases. E.g. a discussion thread on Assisted Dying could be viewed by many people as legitimate discussion but a zealot might report it as "encouraging or assisting suicide" which is illegal. 1/2

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Written by Colin Macleod on 2025-01-25 at 14:12

Am I, the sole operator of a small hobby site with no legal qualifications, expected to judge what is legal and what is not about other people's speech? The consequences of a mistake could be serious, and note that I am also under "a duty to have particular regard to the importance of protecting users’ right to freedom of expression within the law". I certainly could not pay for legal advice any/every time such a situation might arise. 2/2

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Written by Derick Rethans on 2025-01-27 at 23:10

@CGM A good question to ask at their engagement event: https://lu.ma/qijpvfnl

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