FarisZRJul 5, 2023
Jon Worth

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
Jul 4, 2023 at 5:50pmWeb
Show threadTomatoSoupJul 4, 2023
@jon guessing a side effect in tryign to pre-prime it with Instagram users?
Show threadJon WorthJul 4, 2023
@TomatoSoup Yep. Facebook - Insta sharing wasn’t GDPR compatible.
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 🌈Jul 4, 2023
@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.
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.

Show threadSimon LucyJul 4, 2023

@jon

I guess it won't be in the UK either.

Show threadJon WorthJul 4, 2023
@simon_lucy it’s allowed in UK. But how that works with GDPR equivalence? No idea.
Show threadSimon LucyJul 4, 2023

@jon

Currently we aren't any different, the UK Govt may want to change it but they're out of time on this session.

Meta may be more afraid of some of the regulators in the EU I suppose.

Show threadDr Craig DalȝellJul 4, 2023
@jon Also that line at the bottom saying that Tweetdeck is going behind the blue tick paywall in a month...
Show threadJon WorthJul 4, 2023
@thecommongreen it is indeed!
Show threadDerek BraudersJul 4, 2023
@jon well, that's off to a good start in Europe.....
Show threadShipScrewUnscrewerJul 4, 2023
@jon I think the young people call this a "big L for meta"
Show threadSimon KowalewskiJul 4, 2023
@jon Who'd have expected a Zuckerborg service to not be GDPR compliant?
Show threadnotsoloudJul 4, 2023
@jon
But I guess data from Europe will still flow through the Fediverse to US Meta
Show threadJon WorthJul 4, 2023
@notsoloud yes. But the bit that’ll not be GDPR complaint will be the Insta-Threads data share.
Show threadDieuJul 4, 2023
@jon zu früh geblockt😂
Show threada1Jul 4, 2023
@jon Ceterum censeo librem faeces esse delendam.
Show threadMans RJul 4, 2023
@jon Isn't the UK legislation still the same as the EU on these matters?
Show threadASP ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Jul 4, 2023

@jon

lol