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The court moved the needle from reactive moderation (waiting for a report) to proactive monitoring for professional publishers.

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 126635

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 The court moved the needle from reactive moderation

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