I dont really use it much tbf just thought it was a cool project but I’ve just read about how lemmy instances can be fined for not complying with GDPR Read more

  • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
    911·
    9 months ago

    Why are people below not prefacing their comments with IANAL (I am not a lawyer). This should be a bare minimum for all legal advice.

    • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
      22·
      9 months ago

      Nah, any advice you ever get on the internet should never be construed as legal (or medical, or <insert profession here>) advice. The whole “IANAL” and “IANYL” shit is stupid. You hired a lawyer and enter into contract with them to get proper advice. They don’t have to disclose their job/position to talk on the internet. Nor do I or any other person just to have a discussion.

      I can only imagine the argument in court “He gave me advice on the internet and didn’t disclose if they were or weren’t a lawyer!”. I’m pretty sure every judge on the planet would just look at them the same way they look at Sovereign Citizens.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      9 months ago

      You should probably just always assume that unless you are literally paying a lawyer you’ve contacted. Tbh, it’d be better for a lawyer to delineate that they are one specifically in their comment due to the fact that statistically most people are in fact not lawyers.