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Death Of A Forum: How The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Killing Communities
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this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2024
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Until I read a proper interpretation of the law by a lawyer, I will consider these just knee-jerk reactions by forum owners who can't fathom being held responsible for the things their forum members post if they don't moderate. There was similar hand-wringing when GDPR and Article 13 passed. Things are probably going to be fine.
edit: After a bit of more research, shit like this is why small forums aren't excluded.
Suicide forums are really a symptom of a much bigger issue about how we as a society talk about suicide. Banning them really won't help