We weren't held responsible, but it was still investigated and required our cooperation and was not the best use of our resources. Honestly, the public reputation part was far and away the more unfortunate consequence.

Trust me, I have numerous concerns around the legal issues and the chain of responsibility, but what choice do you have? Are you going to start a fight with them out of principle and hope this works out in your favor? While still devoting the time and energy to the video platform you set out to build in the first place?