I was on Morning Ireland today, talking about some of the wider implications of the Meta €1.2bn fine and orders for data transfers, TikTok and EU data relations with Chinese and US companies, and the data supply chain for EU companies.
"Meta, which had previously warned that 👉services for its users in #Europe could be cut off👈, vowed to appeal and ask courts to immediately put the decision on hold.
/s: I am quite sure that #Meta's advertising clients will appreciate that 411 million users* will not benefit from their adverts, and they will most certainly not see any breach of contract either. /s
@Jigsaw_You@geopolitics In the end, good will doesn't suffice: #Meta must fulfill #EULaw to operate in The EU, that simple. Of Course Meta could lobby the US Congress to pass legislation consistent with that implemented in the EU, this issue is Meta's problem, not ours to resolve nor accommodate. Surprising the lack of functionality of, my otherwise beloved, #EUCommission on this issue: trusting international agreements to discretionary authority is a no-no.
@supernovae
My point was just that it’s misleading to say #Meta will only be tracking people who use their app. Just like with Gab, with the #ActivityPub protocol and vanilla Mastodon’s implementation, being on a site that federates with them is likely to give them access to your data. @rolle
So while one key piece of the #Fediverse is that entire instances can be blocked as a form of moderation, and keeping things safe for people. I think it should be clearly stated to newcomers to any instance if entire platforms such as #Meta / #Tumblr / #Medium / #WordPress.com / #Bluesky (through a bridge) are being blocked.
If someone wants to have a federated identity and follow family/friends on Meta then they are SOL if an instance completely blocks the entire platform. #fediblock
@tim When you sign up for #Bluesky, #Twitter or #Meta you agree to give them a license to content you post. It is a very broad perpetual license giving them lots of rights to your content, including the right to sublicense. When you sign up for Mastodon, most instances do not take a license, the content rights you give them are defined in the privacy policy, and they do not include reposting your content to corporate sites that assume licenses to the content.
@anthracite I'm also not arguing for anything other than transparency for the general public. You may not want anything to do with Facebook but that doesn't mean others don't. Additionally, wouldn't you want your instance admins to be clear that they are blocking Facebook so you can have the peace of mind in knowing you don't have to deal with content coming from their services? #Meta#FediBlockMeta
@anthracite so to be clear there is nothing technical standing in the way of any business from joining the #Fediverse. If you aren't aware of how the Fediverse and it's protocols work it is a completely open standard. Saying you don't want #Meta on the Fediverse is like saying you don't want them on the internet. It just doesn't work that way.
Gosh, the #fediverse is annoying enough with the influx of liberal tech bros, reply guys; and centrist bootlickers, let alone Karen and Creepy Uncle being able to find us here. FML #Meta#Barcelona
Give us a share and come join the chat! The show is GO! https://www.twitch.tv/somegadgetguy #SGGQA 300: Meta Fined $1 Billion, DoorDash Charges iPhone Users More, Adults Don't Use Twitter, Right to Repair in France
Meta Ireland fined €1.2 billion for violating GDPR by transferring EU/EEA users’ data to the US without adequate protection. DPC orders Meta Ireland to suspend future transfers and cease unlawful processing within 6 months. Decision follows EDPB dispute resolution. #GDPR#Meta#DPC
Hearing #Meta "complaining that the company has been “singled out when using the same legal mechanism as thousands of other companies looking to provide services in Europe”" sounds awfully like my children saying "but X was doing it too…".
… to which the answer is "Yes, and I'll deal with them shortly".
Step 1: Post nudes on #mastodon
Step 2: Get your mastodon instance blocked by #Meta because of nudity
Step 3: Spread the message on meta/barcelona that they’re blocking nudes and you should really migrate to mastodon to see all the nudes
Step 4: ???
Step 5: Profit
This fine issued by the #EU to #Meta, for it's abuse of it's users data privacy (#GDPR) is a good start, but #bigTech companies should be fined on a monthly basis, if you ask me ..
#Meta was fined USD 1.3B and seems to think it doesn’t have to change how it does business. The EU and US are trying to figure out how #GDPR and the #PatriotAct can coexist peacefully—I think in vain. And EU companies use US services that are probably not compliant with GDPR to compete in the digital market.