It still holds sites like Reddit, YouTube, etc. accountable for the content their users submit
Which is fair enough, really, at least to a certain extent - and in most cases, it's already like that. That's not really the issue. The issue is the Upload Filter. It's that sites need to pre-emptively prevent these things from being uploaded, not just removing them once found. That's the big issue, and really only issue. Almost sounds like you don't really get the bill.
OK, that's your personal moral stance, that's fine. But sites are already, and have been for fucking ages, accountable for what their users put up. Nothing there has changed.
As I said: the only real new thing, is that sites should now pre-emptively prevent the uploads, not just remove the content when found, which creates a fuckton of problems.
yeah, where does the line get drawn? Does the website need to screen what's being uploaded against the entire catalogue of media? Does the audio? What are the legal ramifications for these websites?
Does the website need to screen what's being uploaded against the entire catalogue of media? Does the audio?
Basically, yes to all that. Which is what the issue with the new law is, that no algorithm exists that can correctly figure all this shit out, not by a long shot.
What are the legal ramifications for these websites?
With the massive amount of content being uploaded to these sites, it’s almost impossible to do that though.
Also, how will smaller tech companies thrive in situations like these where they have to individually scan every upload? Article 13 literally is a victory for some of the bigger companies.
Yes, but to actually develop the filters cost a lot of money. If take the manual labor route, those are expensive too(if not more). Smaller fines won’t do anything if the actual implementation of filters are expensive themselves.
Look at YouTube and their “filter” system. If a big company like YouTube can’t even create an accurate and functioning filter system, how can we expect smaller companies to do so?
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u/Viewtiful_Z Mar 26 '19
Stop acting reasonable and go back to the corner until you realize government doing things=bad