[lostjohnny]

Or just remove all the links from comments...

We don't really need to link something to express an opinion

BTW HN have to check anyway, if I post a link to an obscure video sharing platform containing copyrighted material, that's an infringement

Even if the domain is whitelisted, say github.com, I could host copyrighted material there

They simply don't do it and rely on users's good faith

[esrauch]

The text of a comment itself is user generated content that can contain copyrighted material.

[lostjohnny]

The law regulates linked content

Web sites are already responsible for copyright infringements committed by their users