Quick question, I’m looking to make an Mbin account and just wanted to ask if there is any lemmy.ml type of situation to be aware of.
Quick question, I’m looking to make an Mbin account and just wanted to ask if there is any lemmy.ml type of situation to be aware of.
Alternatively, setup your own instance is my best advice. If you have some technical skills to setup one. That would help decentralizing the most of course. If you need to help. We are happy to help.
Is there a still a concern for self hosters of public instances regarding CSAM content? And if so, any guidance on how to mitigate it?
I am very interested in self hosting, but I am worried of its legal repercussions, especially since I am an immigrant in the country where I live and afraid to get in any legal trouble.
The EFF had a handy explainer a couple of years ago on basically that subject:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/user-generated-content-and-fediverse-legal-primer
By my understanding, you don’t have to setup proactive monitoring for CSAM being federated in, but if you specifically spot CSAM or it is reported to you then you are legally obligated to report it
As a slight side note, that really only directly applies to people in the US.
Other countries have different requirements around what you’re required to do, and some are stricter and some are uh, not as strict.
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@matcha_addict @melroy It’s not possible to stop every instance of a user posting illegal content. What’s important is that you have a clear policy, and a moderation team that consistently and proactively enforces that policy.
I’m personally the whole moderation team. That is how it is sometimes.
As long as you report the content and act fast if such kind of material is on your site. Also you can disable account registration, so it only you and maybe some friends you know that have an account.
Last but not least, you can also block domains in Mbin. I blocked some domains I just do not want to federate with!
NSFW site
Like lemmynsfw (dot) com.
And yes you can add that in the admin panel yourself.
Even if I disable account registration, I may still be liable if somehow the content ended up on my instance due to federation right? Or is that not a concern?
Well… the answer is always yes. But you can mitigate the problem further by not only disable account registration but also check the setting “Force users to login before they can access any content”.
So in the end, that means that nobody can see any content without logging in. And since you are the only account, only you can see the federated content.