There have been multiple accounts created with the sole purpose of posting advertisement posts or replies containing unsolicited advertising.

Accounts which solely post advertisements, or persistently post them may be terminated.

shagie ,

I would also suggest reading User Generated Content and the Fediverse: A Legal Primer – eff.org/…/user-generated-content-and-fediverse-le…

Make sure to follow its advice - it isn’t automatic and you will need to take affirmative steps.

The safe harbor doesn’t apply automatically. First, the safe harbor is subject to two disqualifiers: (1) actual or “red flag” knowledge of specific infringement; and (2) profiting from infringing activity if you have the right and ability to control it. The standards for these categories are contested; if you are concerned about them, you may wish to consult a lawyer.

Second, a provider must take some affirmative steps to qualify:

Designate a DMCA agent with the Copyright Office.

This may be the best $6 you ever spend. A DMCA agent serves as an official contact for receiving copyright complaints, following the process discussed below. Note that your registration must be renewed every three years and if you fail to register an agent you may lose the safe harbor protections. You must also make the agent’s contact information available on your website, such as a link to publicly-viewable page that describes your instance and policies.

Have a clear DMCA policy, including a repeat infringer policy, and follow it.

To qualify for the safe harbors, all service providers must “adopt and reasonably implement, and inform subscribers and account holders of . . . a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of . . . repeat infringers.” There’s no standard definition for “repeat infringer” but some services have adopted a “three strikes” policy, meaning they will terminate an account after three unchallenged claims of infringement. Given that copyright is often abused to take down lawful speech, you may want to consider a more flexible approach that gives users ample opportunity to appeal prior to termination. Courts that have examined what constitutes “reasonable implementation” of a termination process have stressed that service providers need not shoulder the burden of policing infringement.

And further down:

Service providers are required to report any CSAM on their servers to the CyberTipline operated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), a private, nonprofit organization established by the U.S. Congress, and can be criminally prosecuted for knowingly facilitating its distribution. NCMEC shares those reports with law enforcement. However, you are not required to affirmatively monitor your instance for CSAM.

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