John GruberJul 6, 2023

Threads is the most fun, most interesting new product of the year, and no one in the E.U. can use it, or will be able to use it anytime soon, because their own elected officials passed a law that effectively bans it.

Nice job. Have fun over here in the library.

Show threadSteve Troughton-SmithJul 6, 2023
@gruber ah yes, damn those EU lawmakers for… *checks notes* …creating laws around privacy. How dare they 🙄 Next you'll tell us they trying to protect human rights or something, the fools!
Show threadToon Van de Putte 🍉Jul 8, 2023
@stroughtonsmith @gruber Sounds suspiciously like that 'pesky legislation' standing the way of submarine 'innovation'.
Show threadJohn GruberJul 9, 2023
@toon @stroughtonsmith I don’t think that Ana old holds water. Submarines: lives at stake. Threads: not. Also, at a technical level, Meta’s engineering and backend scale are best of breed.
Show threadToon Van de Putte 🍉
@gruber @stroughtonsmith legislation and regulation are not only useful and worth upholding when lives are directly at stake. Laws to regulate banking, vehicle emissions, and, yes, the use of sensitive personal information, all have a place in creating a fair society. Many companies seem perfectly able to abide by those laws, too. Not sure what the technical acumen of Meta has to do with this. It doesn't grant them a free pass, in any case.
Jul 9, 2023 at 4:23pmWeb