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The phrase "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" comes to mind. Whilst they are focused upon the larger outlets and targeting that, the lesser, futu

by Zenst 4y ago

The phrase "The road to hell is paved with good intentions" comes to mind. Whilst they are focused upon the larger outlets and targeting that, the lesser, future platforms will be burdened with an entry cost far higher than before; Pushing that opertunity of inivation further from the reaches of those on the otherside of wealth. Just ironic that the intentions of the EU upon this only fuel anticomepative divides via that entry cost barrier to compete.

dmitriid 4y ago
> lesser, future platforms will be burdened with an entry cost far higher than before; Pushing that opertunity of inivation further from the reaches of those on the otherside of wealth Yet again, HN doesn't even bother to read before commenting. The law applies to platforms with more than 45 million users. By the time you have that many, you're not a "lesser platform that's hurting".
- kmlx 4y ago
  pewdiepie, a youtuber, has 111 million subscribers. europe is underestimating the web.
  - iso1210 4y ago
    pewdiepie isn't a platform. It's also a major business with plenty of turnover and the ability to obey the laws of the juristiction the company operates in.
- buzer 4y ago
  > The law applies to platforms with more than 45 million users. By the time you have that many, you're not a "lesser platform that's hurting". There are only some parts on regulation that affects those with more than 45 million active users. https://ec.europa.eu/info/digital-services-act-ensuring-safe-and-accountable-online-environment_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/digital-services-act-ensuring-safe... [edit] Reading the actual regulation text a bit closer, it looks like there are additional categories than those presented in EC's overview page. Some of the elements do not apply certain small companies defined "a small enterprise is defined as an enterprise which employs fewer than 50 persons and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 10 million" (+some additional restrictions on things like ownership. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32003H0361&from=EN https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CEL...)

by Zenst 4y ago

dmitriid 4y ago

> lesser, future platforms will be burdened with an entry cost far higher than before; Pushing that opertunity of inivation further from the reaches of those on the otherside of wealth Yet again, HN doesn't even bother to read before commenting. The law applies to platforms with more than 45 million users. By the time you have that many, you're not a "lesser platform that's hurting".

kmlx 4y ago
pewdiepie, a youtuber, has 111 million subscribers. europe is underestimating the web.
- iso1210 4y ago
  pewdiepie isn't a platform. It's also a major business with plenty of turnover and the ability to obey the laws of the juristiction the company operates in.
buzer 4y ago
> The law applies to platforms with more than 45 million users. By the time you have that many, you're not a "lesser platform that's hurting". There are only some parts on regulation that affects those with more than 45 million active users. https://ec.europa.eu/info/digital-services-act-ensuring-safe-and-accountable-online-environment_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/digital-services-act-ensuring-safe... [edit] Reading the actual regulation text a bit closer, it looks like there are additional categories than those presented in EC's overview page. Some of the elements do not apply certain small companies defined "a small enterprise is defined as an enterprise which employs fewer than 50 persons and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 10 million" (+some additional restrictions on things like ownership. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32003H0361&from=EN https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CEL...)