blaineNov 19, 2022

Hey, US folks newly running Mastodon instances: do Future You a *huge* favor, mitigate your potential liability, and register with the copyright office and designate an agent to receive DMCA reports *right now*. https://copyright.gov/dmca-directory/

(Via [email protected])

DMCA Designated Agent Directory | U.S. Copyright Office

DMCA Designated Agent Directory

Show threadGerard Cunningham ✒️
@blaine Any data protection/privacy folks here want to have a go at creating a similar guide for EU instances?
Nov 19, 2022 at 3:28pmWeb
Show threadDave👾Nov 19, 2022
@faduda @blaine There's talk just starting on the Mastodon discord of pulling together guides and toolkits for admins.
Show threadbbennettesq Nov 20, 2022

@daswickerman @faduda @blaine

I'm a tech lawyer. I'll volunteer some time here over the holidays.

Show threadDave👾Nov 20, 2022
@bbennettesq Excellent! I'll ping you once I start getting things drafted!
Show threadricardo Nov 19, 2022
@faduda @blaine /me points to https://dataprotection.social/@privacat/109371083852946131
Carey Lening (@[email protected])

Also re-sharing: I am working on a Data Protection/Privacy Guide for Instance Admins of Masto/Fedi services modeled after the #GDPR, but many of these considerations apply across other jurisdictions' #privacy laws. Have a look, and I welcome any/all comments, good or bad: https://github.com/clening/MastodonPrivacyGuide

Data Protection Social
Show threadJuliaNov 19, 2022
@faduda @blaine Tbh I'm surprised no-one seems to deal with this issue, it's quite serious. I saw someone's post about this on some official looking site and the reply said it isn't an issue for Mastodon because the servers aren't run by companies or some such nonsense. That isn't relevant for EU privacy laws. Any small forum or blog etc needs to abide by them, they just don't need a dedicated privacy officer afaik.
Show threadbbennettesq Nov 20, 2022

@faduda @blaine

@privacat tag, you're it.