Ars TechnicaMeta blocking VPN access to Threads in EU
Move comes as Meta tries to avoid violating privacy laws.
Colman Reilly@arstechnica you mean “Move comes because Threads violates privacy laws”?
komrade@mastodon ~ %@Colman @arstechnica I don’t like meta but I wouldn’t say it violates any privacy laws since that depends on where the service is available. The US has no such protections for adults like the EU does.
Trek Barnes@coffeekomrade @Colman @arstechnica agreed. It’s tricky when talking about internet and international laws. If I build a website for a plumbing company in Florida, I shouldn’t need to know what the laws are in Europe or Japan. But it also feels wrong to say that I should actively block those countries to avoid jurisdiction.
@tebwolf359 @Colman @arstechnica blocking is sometimes the best option, and clears the deck of possible issues
@coffeekomrade @Colman @arstechnica I agree it’s the best technical answer. But I dislike it from an ethical standpoint (the web should be open) and from a who’s responsibility standpoint. If Florida banned the sale of rainbow flags, I can agree that my website shouldn’t sell them to you, but not that I should have to block you from seeing the website. Again, meta goes further with their active tracking,