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Go deface and purge CityxGuide.com, Backpage.com, and 1backpage.com. Because they waste of electricity
May 5, 2021, 3:22:46 PM5/5/21
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FOSTA-SESTA is getting a new real-world test. The Verge reports that an
anonymous woman has filed a lawsuit against Reddit for allegedly letting her
ex-boyfriend post sexual images and video of her that he took without
consent when she was 16. The plaintiff had reached out to moderators, but
was told that she'd have to wait "several days" before content was removed
and had little success obtaining a truly permanent ban. She had to "spend
hours" coming through subreddits to find the offending material and report
it to Reddit, according to the suit.
The woman claimed Reddit's reported lack of action violates FOSTA-SESTA, an
amendment to the Communications Decency Act's Section 230 that strips safe
harbor protections from online services for sex trafficking content. Reddit
supposedly violated the law by running ads that made the imagery a
"commercial sex act," and allegedly knew this kind of material existed on
its service while tolerating its existence.
This Jane Doe is pursuing class action status to include anyone affected.
Reddit denied any tolerance in a statement. It said that child sexual abuse
has "no place" in its community, and that it went "above and beyond" the law
in cracking down on this material using a combination of automation and
human moderation. The company also stressed that it removed content, banned
users, and reported offenders to law enforcement.
The case could help define how broadly FOSTA-SESTA applies. The amendment
was meant to curb direct trafficking on sites like Backpage. In this case,
the woman argued that it cover child sexual abuse material no matter how it
was obtained or whether or not the producer demanded payment. There's a real
chance the court will reject claims this amounted to sex trafficking, but a
successful expansion of that definition could open the door to many other
legal challenges.
This lawsuit also illustrates the limits of Reddit's partly community-driven
moderation. Subreddit moderators are frequently invited in by existing mods,
with Reddit rarely involved. While many mods are up to the task, the
approach can leave users with few options if neither community overseers nor
Reddit's automated tools catch an offender quickly.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.818322/gov.uscourts.cacd.818322.1.0.pdf
anonymous woman has filed a lawsuit against Reddit for allegedly letting her
ex-boyfriend post sexual images and video of her that he took without
consent when she was 16. The plaintiff had reached out to moderators, but
was told that she'd have to wait "several days" before content was removed
and had little success obtaining a truly permanent ban. She had to "spend
hours" coming through subreddits to find the offending material and report
it to Reddit, according to the suit.
The woman claimed Reddit's reported lack of action violates FOSTA-SESTA, an
amendment to the Communications Decency Act's Section 230 that strips safe
harbor protections from online services for sex trafficking content. Reddit
supposedly violated the law by running ads that made the imagery a
"commercial sex act," and allegedly knew this kind of material existed on
its service while tolerating its existence.
This Jane Doe is pursuing class action status to include anyone affected.
Reddit denied any tolerance in a statement. It said that child sexual abuse
has "no place" in its community, and that it went "above and beyond" the law
in cracking down on this material using a combination of automation and
human moderation. The company also stressed that it removed content, banned
users, and reported offenders to law enforcement.
The case could help define how broadly FOSTA-SESTA applies. The amendment
was meant to curb direct trafficking on sites like Backpage. In this case,
the woman argued that it cover child sexual abuse material no matter how it
was obtained or whether or not the producer demanded payment. There's a real
chance the court will reject claims this amounted to sex trafficking, but a
successful expansion of that definition could open the door to many other
legal challenges.
This lawsuit also illustrates the limits of Reddit's partly community-driven
moderation. Subreddit moderators are frequently invited in by existing mods,
with Reddit rarely involved. While many mods are up to the task, the
approach can leave users with few options if neither community overseers nor
Reddit's automated tools catch an offender quickly.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.818322/gov.uscourts.cacd.818322.1.0.pdf
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