(it won’t be, it’s an EU law, so will be the same in all EU countries)

This is not true btw. It’s not a mandatory law, and if you read the news about this the last 3 weeks, you would know that.

EU laws are not automatically mandatory. That’s not how it works at all.

https://developers.facebook.com/messaging-interoperability

Again, I dont think you can access it unless you follow the rules.

I guess it’s not true public, but you can if you meet the requirements.

It’s not, but they made a WhatsApp API for the DMA. There’s a Matrix bridge to WhatsApp.

Signal wont do it because they cant use their own protocol. You still have to use WhatsApps, which makes it flawed.

I also hope for good clients, but maybe the rules will change further before there’s any real use case for it. Maybe it’s too expensive compared to making your own?

apperently meta gets to pick it, and it is not a public api.

No they dont, and it’s a public modified Matrix-protocol. Why would you lie about that?

The problem is that WhatsApp can demand third parties to meet very high standards, making it impossible for independent actors to gain access to this.

You need a pretty well run machinery to live up to the standard, but if they do, WhatApps can legally not deny access.

If they do, it’s in violation of the DMA, which gives you a 10% of all global income in fees.

These has been used against Meta and Google before, and there’s no reason to believe they wont do it again. They actually live up to it.

Obligatory Welcome to Linux comment

Money throws logic out the window 10/10 times cant recommend.

If it was me, I would suggest that everything where you can post stuff to a feed/on a profile is considered Social Media.

Direct messaging is not. But if they implement other features into the app, like stories, it’s Social Media again.

They do it because there are so few alternatives out there, that the difference between them are greater than the average customer would want.

Break them up. If you are too big to fail, you are too big to exist.

Because these rules are not about you and me, but are important on a much larger scale.

If only there was a way to fund open source projects so we both could have better software for the world and paid employees…

I think you can guess which government body already do this. Just take a shot.

Sorry, maybe I’m an idiot, but I cant find a single song I have on my playlists from YT or Spotify.

Not even Queen or ABBA comes up. Am I using it wrong? Only did the install.

Omg I might have done that to some people! Never realised!

Previously I skipped downloadning the “unneccesary” files like .nfo og random .txt, or subtitles for other languages.

Never considered that would result in incomplete downloads for others.

If you want a new console + a PC at your TV, I think the new Steam Machine could be nice for that.

Running SteamOS (Linux) this should be good, or am I missing something?

They do, but Android is open source, and now Google is trying to close it down.

Maybe I misunderstood, but it seems like in your screenshots that they provided a simply guide for you to delete all of your data?

And about the Irish authorities, I can’t really see how you expected them to help you, when you’re not from there. And not even at least from the EU.

I think they did actually answer you nicely, even suggesting what you should do instead.

But… You are from a country out of the EU?

Our rights didnt come for free.

I also cant execute rights from Norway when I’m not from there. I cant demand to use their public systems if I’m not a citizen and pay taxes to them.

I 100% agree that everyone SHOULD have this right. But your country didnt vote for them for many years (not counting the years after 2022 ofc. That’s a whole other awful topic for you guys, and I feel for you guys)

We shouldnt. I’ll be the first to protest. But I’ve also learned that alot of forces are trying to smear the EU lately.

And guess who.

Fair. Lets see who’s right then when it comes.

Because it’s a “leaked draft”.

If they are the only one reporting on it, chances are it’s not true. Or the final proposal will look nothing like it.

Dont underestimate what these “outlets” will do for clicks.