Obviously I already removed all media, banned all the users and prevented account creation. I have ip addresses and metadata of the users

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    1212 days ago

    if the cops are feeling extra “fun”, it’s possession and distribution, since OP operated a server that served CSAM between users. Lawyer up before telling the police “i unknowingly distributed incredibly illegal material from a server I own, here it is”

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      012 days ago

      Legally, the platform isn’t liable for what the users do on it. But I wouldn’t want to test that in court.

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        212 days ago

        That doesn’t count for this kind of crime.

        It’s not even certain whether or not it applies at all for fediverse systems.