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If I remember correctly, You are more or less responsible for whatever appears on your website. If your users use your service for forbidden speech, then you are liable.


In Germany, you might be responsible for things you link to under certain circumstances. But I don't think that's really a big deal for startups in Germany.

To assess this properly, it would be interesting to know what startups in different countries pay to lawyers.


If you are a publisher. Youtube, twitter, etc are seen as hosting platform and it's not the same law




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