[OT] Liability of Moderator

[deadalnix]

On Tuesday, 8 October 2013 at 10:34:23 UTC, Chris wrote:
> A short OT question: A friend of mine wants to set up a forum 
> or mailing list and would like to know to which extent the 
> moderator or owner of the forum is liable, if some random troll 
> or member puts libelous, insulting or racist remarks on the 
> forum. I guess it depends mainly on national laws, but is there 
> some general "I'm not responsible for anything"-clause in the 
> terms & conditions that subscribers have to accept. If not, it 
> would be very dangerous to set up a forum or mailing list. 
> Thanks for any hints, links or tricks.

It is country dependant.

In France the host is responsible if he/she has been warned about 
the content and choose not to react. Otherwise, only the content 
producer is responsible.