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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by Arainach on Sunday February 01, 2026 @05:00PM (#46849798)
No, the reality is far worse - and prohibitively expensive in time and money to any individual as opposed to large corporation.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401475/

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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by direwolf20 on Monday February 02, 2026 @03:12AM (#46853646)
seems like their complaints are in two areas: bureaucracy to register, and needing to respond to abuse reports. Which is what I said.

They complain about hiring a moderation team to respond to abuse reports? How are they doing it now? Do they not respond?

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Re:Finland to end "uncontrolled human experiment" with ban o... by Arainach on Monday February 02, 2026 @03:53PM (#46861393)
Compliance certification costs money - lots of it. The laws also require proactive scanning of uploaded material, not just responding to complaints, and require a person to be declared liable for mistakes.

Gone are the says of paying a couple hundred a year for a host and a vBulletin license. The new costs are many thousands plus permanent liability, and no thanks - that's way more than I'm going to do for a group of enthusiasts online.

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