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Re:DOJ unveils proposed Section 230 legislation by heavyset_go on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @06:58PM (#24573233)
With such proposed laws on the books, I don't see how anyone would start a new company that does anything at all with user generated content, as the risk for significant criminal liability is just too high. Only billion dollar companies would be able to afford to curate and make sure not a single law was broken ever, at any time, by one of their users.

Imagine having your home raided in the middle of the night because someone thought it would be funny to upload illegal content to your startup's servers. Now imagine being bankrupted and sent to prison afterwards.

Re:DOJ unveils proposed Section 230 legislation by api on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @10:52PM (#24574799)
Maybe that means only peer to peer systems without central servers are safe. There is no "server" and the data is everywhere but nowhere.
Re:DOJ unveils proposed Section 230 legislation by thekyle on Thursday September 24, 2020 @12:31AM (#24575270)
So now the police raid your house in the middle of the night because you accidentally seeded some bad content. /s

I joke, of course what would actually happen is your ISP would turn off your connection.

Re:DOJ unveils proposed Section 230 legislation by heavyset_go on Thursday September 24, 2020 @12:43PM (#24580560)
People are raided all the time for sharing illegal content, whether the act of sharing violates IP laws or the content itself is illegal.