You mean as in an auctioning platform? That’s legally a bit harder to achieve, as auctions usually have the rule that if nobody outbids you, then your offer is binding. To enforce that, instances would need to verify your identity. That’s easy for a larger company to do, but not that easy for hobbyists.
And then, to be federated, you would also need to make sure that other instances that you federate with uphold that standard.
Also, if you do auctions across international borders, how do you even prosecute somebody who does not obey the rules of an auction?
Also, if you do auctions across international borders, how do you even prosecute somebody who does not obey the rules of an auction?
On that topic of international law … how do you prevent users from buying and selling things that are illegal to buy and sell, at least in some jurisdictions? What do you do when users across different federated instances with different rules are trying to buy/sell guns, drugs, and child porn?
You mean as in an auctioning platform? That’s legally a bit harder to achieve, as auctions usually have the rule that if nobody outbids you, then your offer is binding. To enforce that, instances would need to verify your identity. That’s easy for a larger company to do, but not that easy for hobbyists.
And then, to be federated, you would also need to make sure that other instances that you federate with uphold that standard.
Also, if you do auctions across international borders, how do you even prosecute somebody who does not obey the rules of an auction?
On that topic of international law … how do you prevent users from buying and selling things that are illegal to buy and sell, at least in some jurisdictions? What do you do when users across different federated instances with different rules are trying to buy/sell guns, drugs, and child porn?
Same thing we do with posting illegal stuff here on Lemmy.