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Subject: Re: Future of online fora
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 12:04:05 -0500
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On 4/3/2025 10:27 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>> The forum LFGSS (London Fixed Gear and Single Speed) is
>> among the early casualties of The Planners in the UK nanny
>> state.  Under the well invoked principle, "Everyone ought
>> to, because I say so", newly enacted internet regulation
>> makes online providers fully responsible for online content
>> including purported crimes of "revenge [whether personal or
>> by class], extreme pornography, sex trafficking, harassment,
>> coercive or controlling behavior and stalking."
>>
>> Since interpretation of those can be highly subjective* and
>> in light of the huge volume of content, every word of which
>> is a possible offense, providers such as Microcosm, who
>> wrote the popular group forum software, have deleted all
>> activity and more have followed.
>>
> I’d of thought much more likely due to the boom of Fixed/Single speed bikes
> is gone, they where the thing a decade or more ago.
> 
> And likewise website based forums aren’t as popular as they used to, as the
> rise of more app based social media.
> 
> So folks have moved on.
> 
> So the value to update the software ie that ran a few forums isn’t there, I
> think the developer it was a one man operation was overreacting.
> 
> UK online safety act is clearly intended at Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg,
> but it’s probably poorly written, was the last government’s legislation
> even if it’s come into force now. And they were trying anything to get out
> of the hole they had dug!
> 
> Can’t see it being a priority to sort out by this government any time soon
> though!
>>
>>
>> *c.f. plentiful examples of the last three right here on
>> RBT. Or not. That's the nature of subjective evaluation.
> 
> Seems very unlikely after all lots of people being rude to each other
> happens on other places.
> 
> Roger Merriman

Not for long if Mr Starmer's administration has its way!

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Andrew Muzi
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