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Sites like Reddit don't actually host photos, they cleverly only provide links to sites that do. All photos/videos available through Reddit are hosted elsewhere, like imgur.com, so Reddit does not have any legal issues with section 2257.
Sites which do host user-submitted content rely entirely on the submitters themselves possessing and maintaining the 2257 documentation for the entire time the content is provided. This is, or should be, laid out clearly in their terms and conditions of the hosting site, which are agreed to by the submitter during the signup process.
If these hosts are ever legally required to produce the 2257 docs (usually by court order), they just refer the matter over to the submitter. It's then the submitter's responsibility to provide the 2257 docs.
The risk is therefore massive for sites like imgur.com because they accept submissions without registration, so legally THEY are the end of the chain and must provide 2257 docs when required, which of course they can not.
2257 only applies to content hosted in the US.
Good luck with your endeavours lazyj!
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