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[–] General_Effort -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not how the law works.

If anyone wants it a little more precise. Lemmy.world claims Dutch and German jurisdiction. An English translation of one relevant German statute may be found here (§130, but also note §131): https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stgb.html#p1368

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Yeah but i don't care abt the law

[–] wavebeam 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah what’re they gunna do to me, double Dutch my ass in another country for posting a meme?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Meme police gonna f u up

[–] General_Effort 3 points 2 weeks ago

The people operating the platform may be fined if they don't moderate according to their local law.

I've seen people here often cheer for the EU standing up to Big Tech. Well, this, too, is EU regulations.

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Coming straight from the Fediground