Obviously I already removed all media, banned all the users and prevented account creation. I have ip addresses and metadata of the users

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Probably should have given all of the evidence to the police instead of deleting some of it.

    Or maybe not. …

    In most western jurisdictions platform operators are not liable for user content

    Around here, OP would then automatically be a suspect for possession of the material. Possession is a crime. And that is far from funny. Better have a very good lawyer from minute 1.

    • pory@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      if the cops are feeling extra “fun”, it’s possession and distribution, since OP operated a server that served CSAM between users. Lawyer up before telling the police “i unknowingly distributed incredibly illegal material from a server I own, here it is”

        • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 days ago

          That doesn’t count for this kind of crime.

          It’s not even certain whether or not it applies at all for fediverse systems.