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Re:Citizen pays New Yorkers to livestream crime scenes by busterarm on Monday July 26, 2021 @02:34PM (#27963343)
They just haven't been sued yet by the family of a user who has been killed while filming a violent crime.

When they do their insurance costs will become astronomical. This pay structure encourages users to put themselves in harm's way.

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Re:Citizen pays New Yorkers to livestream crime scenes by dwater on Monday July 26, 2021 @02:39PM (#27963419)
Yes, the thing that is most likely to bite them is not legality, it's liability as a result of them paying people to do things.
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Re:Citizen pays New Yorkers to livestream crime scenes by MattGaiser on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:39PM (#27964343)
How does this work for freelance journalists? Their risk is astronomical too.
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Re:Citizen pays New Yorkers to livestream crime scenes by busterarm on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:47PM (#27964443)
Any competent freelance journalist will tell you they pay for liability insurance and the annual premium is at least $1000/year.

Said journalists are generally educated and have some training, especially around ethics. At least they're supposed to. This keeps them from shoving a camera in everyone's face while a crime is unfolding.

Citizen is taking contributions from whoever the fuck...

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