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Any info on when the app will become available outside the US? edit: not sure why I‘m getting downvoted, didn’t realize it was mostly about me being in Europe
by atorodius 3y ago
Any info on when the app will become available outside the US?
edit: not sure why I‘m getting downvoted, didn’t realize it was mostly about me being in Europe
- lvturner 3y agoI'm already using it outside of US (Hong Kong)
- lucasban 3y agoIt is available outside the US, in most regions other than the EU (which is due to concerns about violating the DMA afaik)
- thomasahle 3y agoHow does it violate the Digital Markets Act?
- marketingtech 3y agoEU customer data must be stored and served within the EU, and that guarantee can't be made with a federated service.
- arlcode 3y agoWrong law though. The GDPR requires data protection and it mostly goes against Metas business interests to do so. It's not required to store or process date in Europe (im quite sure "serving" is not a problem as Mastodon instances can legally operated here). And anyway Meta has plenty of European resources. For now. If it's a success it'll come in due time.
- MikusR 3y agohttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-05/meta-won-t-offer-threads-app-in-the-eu-on-regulatory-concerns https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-05/meta-won-... "Meta is waiting for more guidance around the Digital Markets Act, new EU competition rules that govern how large online platforms use their market power, a person familiar with the matter said, " DMA is about large companies and not the tiny mastodon instances.
- Hamuko 3y agoSounds like utter bullshit that you just made up. PS, Mastodon is German.