Pre-moderation vs Post-moderation - Moderators' Corner

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Stephen Andrews	If inappropriate content is posted on a site, and the moderators have failed to find and deal with it appropriately, then the site operator may become liable for that content. Thanks for your reply. It's certainly an interesting subject. Just to add that actually, we've been given the strictest instructions that we are NOT supposed to actively look for material that breaks our T&Cs. We MUST wait for a report. I'm guessing the fear is that if we ever give the impression that we are pro-active, it could be implied we saw libellous material and ignored it when if fact we make it clear we only react to reports. If it's not reported, then we don't know about it.
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Stephen Andrews

If inappropriate content is posted on a site, and the moderators have failed to find and deal with it appropriately, then the site operator may become liable for that content.

Thanks for your reply.

It's certainly an interesting subject.

Just to add that actually, we've been given the strictest instructions that we are NOT supposed to actively look for material that breaks our T&Cs. We MUST wait for a report.

I'm guessing the fear is that if we ever give the impression that we are pro-active, it could be implied we saw libellous material and ignored it when if fact we make it clear we only react to reports. If it's not reported, then we don't know about it.