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Fando1234 t1_iy8msh3 wrote

Reply to comment by Mr_ToDo in UK waters down internet rules plan after free speech outcry by Sorin61

That's correct now. But originally the bill went as far as to say platforms are legally responsible for any offensive content. Whether or not it is illegal or in their EULA.

The main issue being the ambiguity around what is/isn't offensive. Is satire offensive? Or artistic expression?

And under that framework, with the threat of near constant law suits you can see why social media sites would just take down anything that could be deemed offensive by anyone. And that would be an issue for free speech.

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Mr_ToDo t1_iy8ozua wrote

Ah, I assumed it would be down the lines of "offensive as defined in the EULA". But considering how ill defined it is generally in EULA's it's probably just as bad to say that(which is probably it's own problem that needs addressing).

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