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[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not how I would sum it up. You understand that lemmy is also in violation, yes?

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

You understand that lemmy is also in violation, yes?

Do you mean below mentioned issue?

Lemmy@World instance servers are in the EU. I think in The Netherlands, so they must comply. On the otherhand it's federated, so messages are copied. Lemmy isn't as big a platform as Meta, so the rules are less strict, iirc.

[–] blue@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago

As far as I understand it, with federation only your username and the content of your posts and comments is transferred to other instances, which is not personal identifiable information

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

On the otherhand it’s federated, so messages are copied.

Yes, personal data. That's a problem. And when that data is copied to the US, then it's a problem similar to what got the EC fined here.

Lemmy isn’t as big a platform as Meta, so the rules are less strict, iirc.

Not quite. GDPR applies equally to everyone. There are some finer points, but that didn't matter in this case.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Not quite. GDPR applies equally to everyone. There are some finer points, but that didn't matter in this case.

True that, the "G " in GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) means everyone must abide.

So While Lemmy doesn't fall in DSA ( Digital Servcie Act) it still needs to comply with GDPR. For more info Similarities and Differences between the GDPR and Other European Laws

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

A small platform like Lemmy is exempt from much of the DSA but far from all of it.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Lemmy is too small of a fish for prosecution to make sense