alt Hacker NewsIts small and I have this vps for 2 years for basically free.
On the matter of dmca: the server doesn't accept large uploads, and only accepts pictures. So what will be stolen which is soooo tiny yet so important that grants legal action on a small service?
Also I don't know what people are uploading (and have no way of knowing), so my consciousness is clear. AND people don't use a random site on the internet for such filth, they have their own networks and chat apps. I wouldn't worry about them using my site.
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If someone uploads child porn, you could be liable for hosting child porn. Ignorance and clear consciousness would not equate to innocence.
I used to be on a forum with only half a dozen people, someone in the group hosted it. We wanted to share images so someone wrote and hosted a pubic file sharing site...
We never shared the link to the uploader publicly, yet within a couple of weeks the URL was out there somehow and he was getting all manners of horrific stuff uploaded to it, he had to close it down just to protect himself.
You've posted this to HN.
I wouldn't take this risk.
> don't know what people are uploading (and have no way of knowing)
Hosting CSAM is a strict liability offense in many jurisdictions.
You are being very naive, I'm afraid. You should fear the wronguns on the internet
I mean that in the nicest way possible, but you do not have the knowledge to operate such a website if that's the questions you are asking.
> AND people don't use a random site on the internet for such filth
Actually, they do. Small, independent image hosts are great because they don't do any sort of VPN busting or user tracking, so hitting them with a few quick images to share is just as reliable, maybe even more reliable, than dedicated image hosting options.
You should double check your local legislation, and the legislation of the country you're hosting in. There's a chance you're liable for illegal imagery, regardless of whether you put it there or not. Plus, the moment someone puts something malicious on there and the indexers find out, your domain will be reported as dangerous/phishing and become inaccessible to 99% of the internet.