Originally Posted by MilesTeg

I was trying to clarify that point but apparently I wasn't able to do that. Please allow me one more try:

While NicoleGrey states that content will not be removed from the platform, she also states that it can be removed from a topic. Then the discussion went on about whether Sharesome removes content at all or not and I will address that point a bit later. Until then, let me explain how the topic system works:

When you make a post on Sharesome.com, you have the possibility to post it in a topic, not only on your profile. Those topics work as Facebook Groups or Reddit's subreddits. They are communities built around specific niches where people can share what excites them the most. Anyone can start their own topic or they can post in topics made by other people. People can also follow other people or topics they find interesting.

Since topics are community driven, the moderators of said topics can make up rules for posting in the topic, as long as they comply with the site's general TOS and Community Guidelines. So if a user starts posting in a topic content that the moderator of said topic deems inappropriate, the moderator can remove said post from the topic in question.

But this doesn't mean the post is deleted. The post is still available on the OP's profile, as it was before the removal of the post from the topic. Moderators don't have the tools to delete content, only to remove content from a specific topic. This ensures that people following a topic see in their feed content that they are interested in, not every random piece of content somebody shares on Sharesome.

So, a post removed from a topic is not deleted, it's distribution is limited to the people who enter the OP's profile, not to those who browse the topic.



You are absolutely correct. The point pornlaw was trying to make was that we don't remove content for being porn, only for being illegal. As you correctly state, you cannot keep illegal content on your servers, it's your duty to remove it.

And even if we stated in our TOS that we don't remove content at all, that was no more than a promise as well, since any website can modify their TOS at any time for whatever reason. Ultimately it's an HTML page on the company's servers. So I don't think a more precise TOS would have provided much assurance regarding our content policies.