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1. Animat+3E3[view] [source] 2026-02-04 08:20:06
>>vikave+(OP)
One of the charges is "fraudulent data extraction by an organised group." That's going to affect the entire social media industry if applied broadly.
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2. muyuu+vH3[view] [source] 2026-02-04 08:46:35
>>Animat+3E3
Frankly it sounds to me like a "show me the man and I'll show you the crime" kind of operation. France and the UK, and judging by yesterday's speech by the PM of Spain maybe the whole EU might be looking to do what China and Russia did earlier on and start cracking down on foreign social media by making it impossible to operate without total alignment with their vision and not just their (new) rules. Together with a push for local alternatives, that currently don't seem to be there, it may spell the end for a big chunk of the Global social network landscape.

I still believe that the EU and aligned countries would rather have America to agree to much tighter speech controls, digital ID, ToS-based speech codes as apparently US Democrats partly or totally agree to. But if they have workable alternatives they will deal with them from a different position.

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3. yxhuvu+aP3[view] [source] 2026-02-04 09:44:23
>>muyuu+vH3
Yes, if you don't follow EU laws prepare to not do business in Europe. Likewise, if you don't follow US laws I'd advise against trying to do business in USA.
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4. Levitz+555[view] [source] 2026-02-04 17:16:47
>>yxhuvu+aP3
>Yes, if you don't follow EU laws prepare to not do business in Europe.

Sure, that's what laws are for. Surely we can still point at those laws and question their motives though.

Spanish PM plainly stated a sort of editor framework of responsibility for platforms. This is the same country that strongly advocates for Chat Control within the EU, also looking for a similar under-16 ban on social media.

So the same government is at once looking to deanonimize social media users, revoke their privacy regarding communications, and to enforce moderation standards never seen before. This is, supposedly, a center-left + left coalition mind you.

Same country that blocks a chunk of the internet when a LALIGA football match is on, too. Lawfully of course. All of this is preposterous, making it the law doesn't make that better it makes it far far worse.

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