This is potentially huge . The Safe Harbour status is what allows YouTube to wash its hands of any legal issues regarding the content on their site so long as they keep up DMCA implementation . It means they don ' t have to personally vet every hour of video uploaded a minute . It ' s a nointerference or allinterference policy . If Redddit has shown that they are willing to edit or moderate the way they have with Spez ' s antics , they might be legally required to filter and approve all content . You could imagine that it ' d be difficult to implement a system that large that ' s up to spec . It reminds me of a writeup posted here earlier that tech companies are quick to make changes and decisions without taking into account the legal ramifications . Also , this is my first post in a long while . Looking forward to seeing where I get banned from . EDIT Scratch that , EU Data Protection and DMCA safe harbours are different things . Derp .