UK ISPs Get Tiny Safe Harbor For Hate Speech… Why Not Full Safe Harbors?
from the step-it-up dept
We’ve spent plenty of time discussing the importance of Section 230 in properly applying liability, and avoiding situations where angry individuals or organizations sue a third party service provider because they have deeper pockets and are easier to sue. However, most countries don’t have similar safe harbors (or, if they do, they tend to be much more limited). This is really unfortunate and can lead to significant chilling effects. Over in the UK, it looks like they’ve just updated e-commerce regulations to carve out a safe harbor for ISPs… but only related to hate speech. But it makes me wonder why carve out a special exemption for hate speech, and why not set up full safe harbors that say a service provider should not be blamed for the actions of a user?
Filed Under: hate speech, safe harbors, uk
Comments on “UK ISPs Get Tiny Safe Harbor For Hate Speech… Why Not Full Safe Harbors?”
look out road builders
you aid and abet all kinds a crime
thefts
drunk driving
drug smuggling
murders
rapes
child porn and kidnappings
WE SHOULD SUE MAKERS OF ROADS BIG TIME LOOK WHAT WE COULD STOP
THINK OF THE CHILDREN
Re: look out road builders
Aha, but copyright infringement is terrorism, don’t forget!
Re: Re: look out road builders
“Aha, but copyright theft is terrorism, don’t forget!”
Fixed that for you 🙂
look out road builders (part 2)
oh we cna gt them easy neough cause without roads they cant go get hard drives or technology at all
HAHA yes sue road builders now they support terrorism
They most probably haven’t gone all the way with this because our government currently wants ISPs to punish users (or at least send them a letter) for piracy etc. If ISPs cannot be held accountable under law for users actions then they have no obligation to do anything.
So it’s fine to have your users spew racial slurs, but if they mention factual government corruption, the ISP is still liable for libel?