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Are platforms responsible for the content their users post? No. Rules for unusual situations (CSAM, terrorism, copyright, etc) have been established for probably decades by this point.

An online chat/message board is not comparable to an image generator because the company is not creating potentially harmful content.

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paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I think it has become increasingly clear that letting platforms off the hook has been really bad for society across the world across many dimensions.

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KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Yet Pirate bay is…?

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- iceonfire1@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  These are actually separate issues. TPB isn’t legally responsible for theft if someone leaks an unreleased song. But, the publishing company can sue them for damages related to lost income based on TPB’s distribution of content.
  
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  - Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    
    But, the publishing company can sue them for damages related to lost income based on TPB’s distribution of content.
    
    Wasn’t the argument supposed to be that because they only link to torrents but don’t host the content that the torrents link to themselves they’re not a disributor just a link aggregator?
    
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  - KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    But we have established, for centuries, that platform owners are not liable for what their users publish…?
    
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