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Why isn't Threads in the EU? The app tests the bloc's new privacy law (www.rappler.com)

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Found via @[email protected]:

When Meta finally gets serious about entering the EU is the time they'll get serious about #ActivityPub.

"The #EU’s #DigitalMarketsAct (DMA) is a 2022 legislation that regulates the digital market competition in the region. It prevents #TechGiants (#Meta, #Amazon, #Apple, and #Google) from cornering the market of a specific product or service, and allows smaller companies to compete against them."

Why isn't #Threads in the EU? The app tests the bloc's new #PrivacyLaw

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[–] hello_cruel_world 13 points 2 years ago

Why isn't #Threads in the EU?

Because it does not comply with GDPR, which is a reason in and of itself to not use it.