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[–] db2@lemmy.world 128 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dear Netherlands,

The pigboy is your problem now. Sorry not sorry.

Sincerely,

Everyone else

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 68 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

You can almost hear the EU lawyers cracking their knuckles and quietly saying: "about that user data protection."

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 51 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, moving to the EU to escape regulation doesn't seem like a smart move.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Nobody except himself has ever accused Steve Huffman of being smart.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 26 points 2 weeks ago

Um... Did you read the article? It's about moving their EU Headquarters from Ireland to the Netherlands. GDPR applied before and after. This is specifically about Irish censorship requirements.