• Hubi@feddit.org
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    3 months ago

    Not really comparable because the illegal content is hosted and distributed through his servers. Which is why most sites are moderated to a degree. This dude basically said “fuck off” whenever takedowns were issued. It’s hardly a surprise that he’s been arrested.

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      3 months ago

      Not really comparable because the illegal content is hosted and distributed through his servers.

      landlords should be prosecuted for crimes commited by tenants in houses they rented out to the tenants.

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        3 months ago

        If the landlord knows it’s happening and let it happen then yeah, that’s what being complicit is all about

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            3 months ago

            Well, telegram has public and private conversations. So in this example, you’d know because they were having trafficking parties on their front yard and the police of multiple countries notified them to let them know. And then you were aware of this issue so you purposely avoided being in numerous countries that want to arrest you. Seems like he knew.

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      3 months ago

      The analogy works if you lease or rent.

      Rent a car, commit a crime, boom — rental company is on the hook apparently. Moronic.

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        3 months ago

        The rental company, on the other hand, is more than willing to turn you in to not be considered liable. Which they probably would be if they impeded an investigation.

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      3 months ago

      Illegal content is distributed through snail mail and telephones too, but those are common carriers so they aren’t liable. Why should Telegram be any different?