[tootie]

Do they have protection right now? Platforms are already held responsible for illegal activities and are subject to requests by law enforcement and copyright holders. They're generally given a chance to respond to a request, challenge requests through channels and listen to appeals. But they would eventually be culpable if they weren't compliant.

[hadtodoit]

Sounds like you're referring to DMCA where as I was referring to heinous crimes like drug/sex/child trafficking. They do have protection right now in either case.

[tootie]

I'm referring to both. But in both cases, the content hosts don't get punished instantly. They are served with notice of offending content and given a chance to comply. The host and the creator both have avenues of appeal. At least, in the US they do. It varies country to country.