Thinkspot pledges not to remove content without a court order. It’s honestly a service that is impossible to offer. I want you to think seriously about the logistics of this and then tell me if you think it’s practical.

Imagine, if you will, a scenario in which someone claims without evidence: “Carsten Schmied is a pedophile and he has more than 100 toddlers buried in his backyard at [Your home address.]”

What is the process for getting that information removed? Who is going to issue the court order? A federal court? The court where you live? The court where the person who made the post lives? The court where Thinkspot is based?

Who do you go to? The FBI? The local police? What’s the charge? Is it criminal harassment? Libel is usually a civil matter, so would you have to hire an attorney and file a cease & desist? What’s that going to cost you?

Okay, so while you’re trying to figure out how to get it removed legally, the rumor is metastasizing. It’s spreading. Now you have guys with guns at your door wanting to do a citizen’s investigation to uncover the toddler mass graves at your house.

Alright, say this unhinged person gets testy when you ask him to leave. After all, he’s convinced you’re a child murderer. He shoots you. You are now dead.

Your next of kin sues Thinkspot for being partially culpable for your death. The court rules that they were criminally negligent in leaving your private information up for so long. They award your folks 25 million dollareedoos.

Thinkspot is now bankrupt.

The bottom line is that in order to avoid this scenario, Thinkspot will have to implement a content policy eventually that is roughly the same as every. single. other. social. media. company.

Which is to say Thinkspot will be like everyone else, but worse.

P.S. Your ISP will kick you off if you violate its terms of service, ex. you download or host pirated content, which could expose it to legal liability, just like Thinkspot will inevitably have to adopt terms of service that will limit its liability.