• pathief@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Such apps would become illegal in the EU. Imagine breaking the law by using Matrix to chat with your buddies.

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      1 year ago

      No, they wouldn’t. The law aims at making it compulsory for companies to add that backdoor, private individuals can still run whatever software they want, they can’t stop you from running a not-for-profit app from some independent developer that doesn’t relay on servers.