There has been an increasing number of content that is bordering or crossing the lines concerning making "threats." So much so that we have been formally contacted regarding some content. We are better than this.
I'm not a lawyer, and you're not a lawyer, and it isn't Voat's place to defend illegal content. We don't have a staff to review content and don't have a team of lawyers dedicated to deciding what is and isn't lawful. I'm not also into endlessly debating what is and isn't legal as subjects like this often devolve into when everyone at the party is an "internet expert."
We have to deal with this issue and if content is in the grey area, we are going to remove it upon request. We also have to cooperate with law enforcement, I hope everyone fully understands that we are not attempting to operate outside of the law. Voat's purpose is to provide a collusion and censorship free place for discussion, not taking on a government.
It's easy to avoid this entire area: Word content maturely, avoid implicit and explicit language concerning the involvement of violence and the content won't be in question. Simple, so very simple.
After this post there will most likely be "users" testing this line and hoping we remove their content in order to claim censorship on Voat. This is just how things like this work. Don't fall for this Voat. It would be simply incredible if we just worked together on this instead of the typical shit storm posts like this usually generate.
As a reminder: Voat is for your personal, lawful use. See it here: https://voat.co/help/useragreement
That's all. Thanks for reading. Carry on.
Edit:
ProTip: I decided to post this before anything legal would prevent me from doing so. I have a feeling I know where this is going to lead.
I've also updated the canary to reflect this as well (this may be the last time that little guy gets an update, we will just have to wait and see).
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Marou ago
Gas the kikes Race War Now is not an illegal threat. The supreme court has ruled that an actionable threat needs a place and a time. example: We're gassing kikes at the White Castle on 5th avenue on Tuesday.
Can you share specific posts you've received complains on? Hosting providers and others tend to have a definition of "threats" that doesn't jive with the legal definition.
totes_magotes ago
And no reply from admin. Not a surprise at all. More likely some "investor" has him by the money balls.
On that note, admin can go fuck themselves.
gabara ago
How do we even know it's the same person posting from the account?
PuttItOut ago
Ask me any question about @Amalek.
Whitworth ago
Did Q predict Amalek? What happens when you order the Amalek Special from Comet Pizza? Did Amalek die trying to put his old mattress in his neighbor’s dumpster? Bonus question: given what we know about Amalek’s activities in 1990, who is Voat’s Angel?
heygeorge ago
Is @amalek still in jail?
PuttItOut ago
He will write to you from prison if you're OK with him knowing where you live.
heygeorge ago
It’s worth it.
FecalDemiurge6000 ago
Can I have a two page essay on @Amalek? I've been trying to figure out who he is and what he did ever since I started using Voat.
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gabara ago
Why are you gay?
18228921? ago
Can you confirm it's the 8 chan bot causing the trouble?
zyklon_b ago
did @amalek suck his daddys dick or just his mommas?
AmaleksHairyAss ago
Am I Amalek?
gabara ago
Why are you gay?
18229002? ago
Yes probably
gabara ago
Why is @Amalek gay?