• lattenwald@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I would agree with you if threads didn’t choose to avoid market with decent consumer protection laws, EU.

    They aren’t launching at EU for a reason, and that’s good enough for me to take a stance against them.

    • SUPERcrazy3530@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Just because they haven’t launched in the EU yet doesn’t mean they won’t. They were clearly rushing to get this out the door. I’d be absolutely shocked if they don’t go to the EU since Facebook and Instagram are there already.

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        1 year ago

        Facebook is in a lot of shit with EU right now because of GDPR non compliance. They are at a risk of just getting flat out booted from here if they don’t fix their shit.

        That combined with the upcoming Digital Markets Act means they might not get a chance to launch here at all

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      1 year ago

      Won’t they have to comply with at least some EU laws in order to become federated? If EU residents can interact with Threads via another instance, they’ll still be on the hook for all of that mirrored data.

      • MBM@lemmings.world
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        1 year ago

        It could also be that the instances federating with Threads are on the hook, because they’re giving data on EU residents to a third party