It’s everything I’ve ever wanted.

Right, they are confirmed.

Which is exactly why I said TOS and not the US laws. I don’t really agree with the laws here either, because they create a safe harbor for illegal ends, but I understand that it is a lot easier, and arguably better, to self-police the content. That is what Patreon is doing. They view it as a violation of their TOS to generate revenue on a site that knowingly and willingly hosts CSAM. I’m with Patreon on this one. This wasn’t the first offence, and there is no way that the person that runs the site doesn’t know that material is on there. Pleading ignorant isn’t going to work. Running anonymous file hosting, no matter how good your intentions, is going to bring out the worst of the internet, guaranteed. If you can somehow get around that logic, you’ve got a bright future with the NRA.

How Libertarian of you.

Yeah, it really comes back to the idea of if a file hosting service is responsible for what the user uploads, which is an argument that has been going on since the beginning of the internet. Ultimately, yes, I think they are. I think you have to actively moderate what is uploaded, but on top of that, there has to be swifter and stricter punishment for those that do upload things that are against TOS and/or illegal. If someone is uploading CSAM, then law enforcement needs to go after them. Maybe they’ll actually do something people appreciate, instead of killing minorities.

Edit: If you are downvoting me without giving a reason, I just have to assume you are Libertarian, and that’s being generous.

You are correct. I guess what I should have said is that this is what they want us to see, no necessarily what they are using.

Sure, but you have to file FOIA and wait. It’s not truly open source.

It’s good in a sense that we can look over the code for any tomfoolery, but unless there is a smoking gun, it’s pretty worthless because it’s closed source by nature, and any changes they make won’t be published. Still, code nerds gonna code nerd.

If you can’t trust the attorneys, who can you trust?

Prosecution: “We didn’t do it.”

Defense: “Well, we have a recording of the call, and we sure didn’t record it.”

Prosecution: “Uhhhh, there was a warning before the call that it would be recorded.”

Defense: “Well, on the recording, no such warning exists…”

Prosecution: “Ohhhh, that recording… Ummm, yeah, that was an intern, and they stopped listening as soon as they realized it was wrong. Pinky promise.”

I hope Al sees this, because I think he’d think it’s hilarious.