PSA: CatCatNya~, as an instance, is currently involved...

PSA: CatCatNya~, as an instance, is currently involved in a potential legal case regarding Austrian StGB § 107c (essentially Cyberbullying), as well as German StGB § 187 (Verleumdung) against the natural person (Jeremy Kescher) hosting it.

As a precaution, assume the following can happen:

- The instance may disappear in the future (it will remain until legal proceedings end, unless forced otherwise by circumstances)
- The instance may change ownership in the future
- The natural person hosting the instance may be legally forced to hand over data of the instance, as evidence

This is an early warning. However, migrating away, downloading your archive, and then deleting your account may not be a bad idea.

Like 20 February at 17:02 | Open on catcatnya.com

22 comments

Tóth Gábor Baltazár

joking

@cache
no, I don't want the police to see my nudes on my lewd account 😭

20 February at 17:07 | Open on chaos.social

cache, Δ-4b0082

re: joking

@tthbaltazar Honestly, I am not in the mood for jokes about this

20 February at 17:07 | Open on catcatnya.com

jade arson, the silliest of critters. ‮

@cache my sincere condolences. here's hoping that the instance will survive without too much damage done to it, if any. :floofHeart:

20 February at 17:13 | Open on gts.apicrim.es

cache, Δ-4b0082

Unfortunately, giving more details would potentially fall under that very law, unless the case is decided in the natural person's favor.

20 February at 17:18 | Open on catcatnya.com

Sobex

@cache What is the StGB law, exactly ?
(In general terms, not going into the details of the case)

21 February at 10:44 | Open on social.sciences.re

cache, Δ-4b0082

@Sobex Cyberbullying, basically.

21 February at 10:45 | Open on catcatnya.com

Sobex

@cache As it, the instance is accused of hosting cyberbullying content, or the instance is being bullied ?

(The former seems more likely, but the later happens, that's why some US states have enacted anti-SLAPP legislation)

21 February at 12:01 | Open on social.sciences.re

cache, Δ-4b0082

@Sobex The natural person on the instance is being accused of cyberbullying (in Austria) as well as defamation (in Germany), citing the reason for a block, visible to, at the time of notice, ~165 people, which in that instance had been hyperspecific about a person's supposed actions, as well as a DM to the admins of another instance where the same person resides containing the same.

The instance itself is relevant because the subject matter was done on the instance, by its owner.

21 February at 12:17 | Open on catcatnya.com