CaptObvious

To be fair, I use labels like folders, so I probably wouldn’t notice the difference.

Honestly, the only useful Google service these days is gmail. And that’s only because I don’t want to deal with changing providers after 15 years.

Looks like it was written by a high schooler new to freelancing and trying to earn beer money. Poorly researched and poorly written with straight up wrong information.

StartPage is owned by an ad company.

Excellent point. I suspect that there already are Reddit operatives here trying to stir up FUD. In fact, that’s what I think this OP is.

I was going to just let it go, but it’s late and my patience is exhausted.

…be very careful about statements like this.

Or what? You’ll have your dad beat up my dad?

So you’re just going to ignore any inconvenient points and glom onto my agreement that this issue is a small concern? You think that constitutes “winning”?

TBH, if you need to win an argument with an internet stranger that badly, I’m happy to oblige?

Who are these people that are smarter than us? Do you know them? What are their qualifications?

I don't know and I don't need to know. They are clearly capable of reading sources that are authoritative (e.g. EFF) and applying a modicum of logic and common sense. Their response is rational rather than breathless and dramatic moral panic.

Did you not consider that not everyone is subject to American law...?

Of course there are countries other than the US. International safe harbor exists for a reason. Can you name one country that doesn't have a safe harbor provision for web site hosts? Just one.

Did you not consider [that] most [instances] do not fall under American law?

It would be interesting to know how many Lemmy instances don't fall under US law. I don't know. Do you? Based on which source?

How come that every Lemmy admin who replied to this post expressed their concern regarding this issue? Explain to me why admins like sunasaurus and db0 are working on tools and solutions to address this problem if, according to you, this is not a concern.

So that's two who are working on tools. Not panicked and not viewing this as a giant problem. Two out of thousands. It's an exceptionally low percentage and not even remotely statistically significant.

Are you REALLY SURE that this is NOT a concern?

A concern? Sure. Is anyone going to prison if they don't bow to your demands right now as you've suggested up and down this thread? Unlikely.

What is your usual account? Why are you hiding? Do you plan to plant evidence and then call the authorities?

I’m not concerned because people smarter than us have said it isn’t a concern. So long as they preserve their safe harbor shield, instance admins are not generally liable for content posted by users.

If you’re not just trolling, what is your main account?

Nah. Where’s the drama and FUD in behaving like adults? Much better to make a brand new account and spam moral panic all over the fediverse. /smh

I can’t be the only one getting bored with the 8-hr-old accounts spreading FUD.

If you have a legitimate concern, post it from your proper account. Otherwise it looks like you’re just trolling for Spez. It’s pathetic, really.