Jon WorthJul 4, 2023

ROFL 🤣

Threads isn’t GDPR compliant

No launch Thursday in the EU it seems… (according to the Irish Independent anyway)

https://m.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-threads-app-in-the-eu-irish-dpc-says-metas-new-twitter-rival-wont-be-launched-here/a1927220337.html

No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Irish DPC says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched here

Meta will not launch its new Twitter rival, Threads, in Ireland or the EU for the foreseeable future.

Independent.ie
Show threadPierre BourdonJul 4, 2023
@jon the article doesn't claim anywhere that Threads is or isn't GDPR compliant. Please do not spread misinformation :-(
Show threadNemo_bis 🌈
@delroth It's written right there: Facebook/Instagram plans to "mingle the two data streams in the US" but can't in EU; "the tech giant has not yet prepared the service for a European launch", which means it has not written a privacy policy for the EU, and it can't be GDPR compliant until it has one.
Jul 4, 2023 at 7:00pmWeb
Show threadPierre BourdonJul 4, 2023

@nemobis "has not yet prepared the service for a European launch" can mean anything and GDPR is far from the only reason why you might not launch in every single locale at once. There's literally nothing in "not yet prepared the service" that implies privacy in any way, that's a wild guess on your part.

Like, just from the top of my head: could be DSA compliance, could be NetzDG compliance for the biggest EU country, could be lack of moderation resources in $lang, etc.

Show threadNemo_bis 🌈Jul 4, 2023
@delroth So you think privacy policies write themselves?
Show threadPierre BourdonJul 4, 2023

@nemobis how the fuck is that what you read from my post?

Blocked.