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> Anyone who runs a forum has to consider their liability for their users posting illegal content, from child porn down to less serious things.

I have not heard of the case where the prosecutor claimed the service provider was reasonably unaware of the illegal content and pressed charges. The cases I have read concern inaction after awareness.



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