UK Online Safety Laws - I, and therefore the site, are at risk (4 Viewers)

[moke123]

2. Appoint moderators as volunteers or contractors
• Define their role clearly in writing.
• Include indemnity clauses: “Moderators act in good faith and are not personally liable for user content.”

Sorry to say, It would probably also be prudent to ban the moderators from participating in the threads as participation would negate their neutrality.

 

[Edgar_]

Incorporating definitely protects against personal liability. I would think Jon is already incorporated. The question is, is it financially feasible for Jon to do what you suggest given AWF's current situation?

That's a LLM you're replying to. Either that or LLMs write exactly like Jason does.

Anyways, so the current situation is:
1. AWF relies on threads about politics to subsist
2. Threads about politics hurt ad revenue
3. UK legislation is the source of the problem
4. UK legislation applies if the site has users from UK
5. The very owner is from UK
6. The very mods happily write the inflammatory content the site relies on
7. AWF has been flagged by the ad authority and the UK authority aforementioned

A few questions:
1. What is OSL requiring the owner to do with the flagged content? is there a time limit? is it too late?
2. Depending on 1, what will be done?
3. What percentage of the ad revenue comes from UK? why not simply geoblock UK and have them figure out they need VPN or Tor to access the site?

 

[BlueSpruce]

That's a LLM you're replying to. Either that or LLMs write exactly like Jason does.

Is it possible Jason is a bot? Geez, are we humans heading towards extinction? Can Xenforo provide a CAPTCHA challenge to authenticate humans when they login?

A few questions:
1. What is OSL requiring the owner to do with the flagged content? is there a time limit? is it too late?

I would hope it's only a slap in the hand warning allowing Jon to remedy.

3. ... why not simply geoblock UK and have them figure out they need VPN or Tor?

How can you geoblock UK if AWF is a UK site? I don't think that would make any difference because AWF is still a UK business owned by a UK resident. Blocking UK would further diminish traffic, and thus revenue.

 

[ColinEssex]

I'm afraid I have to show my ignorance. Just what exactly is the problem that has caused this flurry of talk about closing forums, losing AWF etc? I can't really see anything outrageous in the banter. It's been going on for over 20 years its nothing new, so, why now?
Col

 

[BlueSpruce]

I'm afraid I have to show my ignorance. Just what exactly is the problem that has caused this flurry of talk about closing forums, losing AWF etc? I can't really see anything outrageous in the banter. It's been going on for over 20 years its nothing new, so, why now?
Col

I guess it's a combination of the UK's Online Safety Act thought police, Goggles AdSense warning, and Goggle AI providing tech related answers.

 

[Jason Lee Hayes]

Is it possible Jason is a bot? Geez, are we humans heading towards extinction? Can Xenforo provide a CAPTCHA challenge to authenticate humans when they login?

I would hope it's only a slap in the hand warning allowing Jon to remedy.

How can you geoblock UK if AWF is a UK site? I don't think that would make any difference because AWF is still a UK business owned by a UK resident. Blocking UK would further diminish traffic, and thus revenue.

I can confirm that I am not a bot. However, I did consult a language model to gain additional perspective. I’ve also used it recently to explore potential strategies for responding to similar actions. It has highlighted several considerations I hadn’t previously thought of, which may prove useful.