• Kes@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    They’re just normal people running the instance, not a major corporation with a legal team. While it’s unfortunate they defederated, it’s understandable that they’d rather be overly cautious when it comes to stuff they can be sued for

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      1 year ago

      it’s understandable that they’d rather be overly cautious when it comes to stuff they can be sued for

      Anyone can be sued for anything. That alone isn’t a good reason.

      A website like this is never going to be actually held liable for people making comments about piracy. That’s not how the law works.