Title says it. Apparently lemmy devs are not concerned with such worldly matters as privacy, or respecting international privacy laws.

    • Silverseren@kbin.social
      112·
      1 year ago

      The GDPR is a required to comply EU law for all websites in their jurisdiction. You can’t get away with claiming “but people choose to join the website”.

      Many other websites and even major social media sites have gotten fined and other sanctions put against them already for violating it.

      • ttmrichter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        I … think you have a deep failure to comprehend even the basics of how the software you’re on works.

        “Lemmy” is not a fucking web site. Lemmy is a piece of software. It can be running on a site in the EU, in which case the GDPR applies absolutely; those running it on sites outside the EU … not so much.

        • Silverseren@kbin.social
          22·
          1 year ago

          No, it has jurisdiction in the EU. And Lemmy is a part of the EU jurisdiction.

          Unless the devs want to block everyone in the EU from accessing the site.

          • FaceDeer@kbin.social
            71·
            1 year ago

            Lemmy instances are hosted all over the world, by people in a wide variety of jurisdictions. A particular instance of Lemmy might be risking trouble, but Lemmy as a whole (and the Fediverse as a whole) is not.

            If I were to write up a simple forum server and post the code, and it happens to lack the ability to delete comments, I’ve done nothing wrong. Someone running that software in the EU might run into some trouble, but I’m not on the hook for that.

          • FaceDeer@kbin.social
            2·
            1 year ago

            If it’s a Walmart that’s surrounded by dumpsters filled with corpses missing their livers, and the occasional bloody survivor comes running out screaming “they’re after your liver! Don’t go inside!” Before being dragged back in by Walmart greeters wielding meathooks, then even if what Walmart is doing is illegal I’d still be very unsympathetic if you walked in that door anyway.