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minus-squarezorro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·15 hours agoSo what legally protects a provider from prison if users view illegal content via my network?
minus-squareapex32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 hours agoReminds me of the guy who got his home raided and electronics seized for running a Tor exit node. https://www.zdnet.com/article/austrian-man-raided-for-operating-tor-exit-node/ Seems risky and a huge legal hassle even if you don’t end up in prison.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoExactly why the for project recommends doing exactly not that.
minus-squareLuminousLuddite@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoThey could run it on a Linux VPS. They might want to have a notice ready as if they were running a tor exit relay and let the host know.
So what legally protects a provider from prison if users view illegal content via my network?
Reminds me of the guy who got his home raided and electronics seized for running a Tor exit node.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/austrian-man-raided-for-operating-tor-exit-node/
Seems risky and a huge legal hassle even if you don’t end up in prison.
Exactly why the for project recommends doing exactly not that.
They could run it on a Linux VPS. They might want to have a notice ready as if they were running a tor exit relay and let the host know.