In the early days of the web, the "safe harbor" principle was the gold standard: platforms were generally not responsible for what their users posted, provided they removed illegal content once notified. But in 2013, a judgment indexed as by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sent shockwaves through the digital world by challenging that very idea. The Case: Delfi AS v. Estonia
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This ruling was more than just a legal footnote; it redefined the responsibilities of every major news portal in Europe. Here are the three biggest takeaways: In the early days of the web, the
The case began when , one of Estonia’s largest news portals, published an article about a ferry company. The article itself was neutral, but it sparked a wave of highly offensive, threatening, and defamatory comments from readers directed at the ferry company's owner. Estonia It is an internal reference for a