Section 230 would suggest no, I guess. But I would think that court orders to remove child and revenge porn etc could still be enforced against relays. Youtube, for example, is covered by S230, but still has to comply with DMCA copyright take down orders.
>From: (zerosequioso) at 08/14/22 20:21:39 on wss://relay.damus.io
>---------------
>That actually raises another question, could those running relays become criminally liable if someone decided to use the protocol for, say, publishing illicit images or breached data?
TrentonZero /
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2022-08-15 02:39:33
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