Re:Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Sa...
by dom96 on Monday December 16, 2024 @02:10PM
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I don't mind getting shut down so much as I mind getting a fine for millions when my small little website doesn't make any money.
But surely no right minded judge would do such a thing, right?
This basically ensures that the only people allowed to host online services for other people in the UK will be large corporations. As they are the only ones that can afford the automation and moderation requirements imposed by this bill.
You should be able to self-host content, but you can't do something like operate a forums website or other smaller social media platform unless you can afford to hire lawyers and spend thousands of dollars a month hiring moderators and/or implementing a bullet proof moderation system.
Otherwise you risk simply getting shutdown by Ofcom. Or you can do everything yo are supposed to do and get shutdown anyways. Good luck navigating their appeals processes.