Here's a link to the full hearing (about 3 hours and 20 minutes long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy17rOq2Cxc And the informational page, with some more info and documents:...
There shouldn't be anything to worry about for Tildes. The main thing being discussed is CDA 230, here's a summary of it from the EFF: https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230 There are finer points to...
There shouldn't be anything to worry about for Tildes. The main thing being discussed is CDA 230, here's a summary of it from the EFF: https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230
There are finer points to it, but basically, it gives internet platforms immunity from being held responsible for things their users do on the platform. For example, it means that YouTube can't be sued for copyright infringement because a user uploaded a movie to the site. It also gives platforms the ability to moderate some content, without the fact that they remove some things making them responsible for all the things they don't remove.
However, lately there's been some unhappiness about this type of broad immunity, which has led to the government looking into both whether they need to force large platforms to be completely "neutral" to qualify for immunity (this is mostly from conservatives that feel that "their side" is being unfairly banned/suppressed) and whether this immunity needs to be restricted to force platforms to do a better job of removing some harmful/unlawful content.
Notably, the only reason that people are re-looking at it is because people were kidnapping, drugging, and raping children, taking photos as they did so, and then using those photos in ads on...
Notably, the only reason that people are re-looking at it is because people were kidnapping, drugging, and raping children, taking photos as they did so, and then using those photos in ads on backpage where they were offering those children to be further raped.
Some of those children escaped, and recognised themselves in the photos, and they asked Backpage to take the photos down but backpage refused.
Backpage not only refused, they put measures in place to help advertisers continue placing ads and they didn't cooperate with law enforcement who were trying to find and protect these kidnapped trafficked children.
I don't think anything similar is happening on Reddit, but they have had problems with sexual predators setting up pro-anna and pro-selfharm subreddits (which they are trying to prevent) and involuntary pornography (which is pretty common even if there are reddit rules against it).
Here's a link to the full hearing (about 3 hours and 20 minutes long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy17rOq2Cxc
And the informational page, with some more info and documents: https://republicans-energycommerce.house.gov/hearings/fostering-a-healthier-internet-to-protect-consumers/
There shouldn't be anything to worry about for Tildes. The main thing being discussed is CDA 230, here's a summary of it from the EFF: https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230
There are finer points to it, but basically, it gives internet platforms immunity from being held responsible for things their users do on the platform. For example, it means that YouTube can't be sued for copyright infringement because a user uploaded a movie to the site. It also gives platforms the ability to moderate some content, without the fact that they remove some things making them responsible for all the things they don't remove.
However, lately there's been some unhappiness about this type of broad immunity, which has led to the government looking into both whether they need to force large platforms to be completely "neutral" to qualify for immunity (this is mostly from conservatives that feel that "their side" is being unfairly banned/suppressed) and whether this immunity needs to be restricted to force platforms to do a better job of removing some harmful/unlawful content.
Here's a quick summary of some of what they discussed at this specific hearing today: Lawmakers target law protecting Reddit, Google from content liability
Either way, it's a US law. Since Tildes is based in Canada, any changes to CDA 230 shouldn't have any direct effect on this site.
Notably, the only reason that people are re-looking at it is because people were kidnapping, drugging, and raping children, taking photos as they did so, and then using those photos in ads on backpage where they were offering those children to be further raped.
Some of those children escaped, and recognised themselves in the photos, and they asked Backpage to take the photos down but backpage refused.
Backpage not only refused, they put measures in place to help advertisers continue placing ads and they didn't cooperate with law enforcement who were trying to find and protect these kidnapped trafficked children.
The report is pretty damning. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Backpage%20Report%202017.01.10%20FINAL.pdf
I don't think anything similar is happening on Reddit, but they have had problems with sexual predators setting up pro-anna and pro-selfharm subreddits (which they are trying to prevent) and involuntary pornography (which is pretty common even if there are reddit rules against it).
I can't see how any of this would affect Tildes.