Internet News Portal Liable For The Offensive Online Comments
While Delfi had a "notice-and-take-down" system in place, the Estonian courts—and eventually the ECHR—ruled that the portal should have done more. Because Delfi was a professional, commercially run news site, the court argued it should have anticipated and prevented such "manifestly unlawful" speech before it was even reported. Why "126635" Matters Today 126635
The Click That Changed the Internet: Understanding the "126635" Ruling Internet News Portal Liable For The Offensive Online
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Critics argue this creates a "chilling effect," where sites might disable comments entirely to avoid the risk of massive legal liability. The Legacy of Delfi AS
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.