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Bluesky is breaking the rules in the EU (www.theverge.com)

submitted 14 hours ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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The European Union says Twitter alternative Bluesky violates the EU Digital Services Act rules around information disclosure, reports Reuters. But since Bluesky isn’t yet big enough to be considered a “very large online platform” under the DSA, the regulator says it can’t regulate Bluesky the way it does X or Threads. The Financial Times quotes European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier, who told reporters about the violation during a Monday press briefing: “All platforms in the EU . . . have to have a dedicated page on their website where it says how many users they have in the EU and where they are legally established,” said commission spokesman Thomas Regnier. “This is not the case for Bluesky as of today. This is not followed.” ...

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[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 13 hours ago

that's.. interesting. I think mastodon and other AP-based services don't have such a page either, though I'm not sure if that's a problem.

I mean, being able to do this requires the service to force the users to submit where they live, right?