Even legal requests that are formally legally binding will be denied if Reddit deems them unlawful.

That’s quite ballsy, actually.

Ob das wohl mit Europarecht vereinbar ist?

Zeigt deutlich wie dysfunktional die Digitalgesetzgebung in Europa ist. Aber an den Gesetzen kann man nicht rütteln. Kein weiser Mann würde dem Kaiser Nacktheit unterstellen. Also sabotiert man eben die Durchsetzung.

Steuern gehen an den Staat. Hier soll Geld für hiesige Unternehmen abgezweigt werden. Das ist mehr so Bananenrepublik.

Ich lass mal die Reaktion von EFF hier:

Under this settlement, young users will now have less access to Meta products, and a lesser ability to exercise their rights to speak, access information and art and culture, associate and form communities, and play. The settlement also embeds age assurance into every product, mandating the collection of even more personal information from users of all ages; this enshrines Meta’s harmful surveillance into law, and it will compromise users’ privacy and anonymity while increasing their exposure to data breaches and government data requests. And the data minimization and security measures don’t keep states from using data collected under the agreement for other law enforcement purposes – which could include things like criminal investigations of abortions or gender-affirming care.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-statement-meta-settlement

Die Presse nennt man nicht umsonst die vierte Gewalt. Gegen Rupert Murdoch sind die Techkonzerne zahnlose Tiger.

Diese Selbstbedienung ist ziemlich bedenklich.

The lock-in comes from network effects that cannot be overcome easily.

That is mainly a legal problem.

EG you could have a combined Reddit/Lemmy client that fetches messages from both. You create a Lemmy community that complements a Reddit community. The client fetches posts/comments from both and combines them in your interface.

That’s illegal even in the US (case law). In the EU it’s hyper-illegal because you go up against copyright, database rights, and GDPR.

The EU has actually picked up on the importance of interoperability and mandates it in the DSA, but I have no idea how that is supposed to work, given all the other regulations.