> This is the kind of outcome Section 230 (of US' Communications Decency Act of 1996) was intended to prevent.
I'm not so sure about that. Section 230 makes it so that if a user posts something that is illegal or tortious it is the user who is the one that faces charges or a lawsuit, not the forum owner.
But that doesn't mean that if you become aware of illegal material on your forum that was posted by a user you can just ignore it. You still have to remove it.
It sounds like it is the latter that is taking up too much of their resources.
I'm not so sure about that. Section 230 makes it so that if a user posts something that is illegal or tortious it is the user who is the one that faces charges or a lawsuit, not the forum owner.
But that doesn't mean that if you become aware of illegal material on your forum that was posted by a user you can just ignore it. You still have to remove it.
It sounds like it is the latter that is taking up too much of their resources.