Amazon filed a petition with an EU court asking it to annul its designation as a “very large online platform” in the Digital Services Act.
I get where they’re coming from. Moderating a huge online presence where people can make posts about things is difficult and costly. But… It’s their platform and they’re in charge of it. So… It kinda sounds like they have to.
if an entire federation of volunteers can do it, a massive org like amazon can.
Yeah, but moderating a massive platform would make infinite growth very difficult, and the shareholders demand infinite growth. Won’t someone think of the shareholders?
I feel like, even on non-anonymous platforms, the onus is on a prosecutor to figure it out. Moderators should do their best effort but it is an impossible task. Would you hold a mail carrier liable for what they deliver?
Mail carriers, logistics companies, and couriers often X-ray contents for hazard or illegal materials.
Yes, but not the contents of letters, which is a closer equivalent.
