Post #1991746
2026-05-01 18:46 UTC
@fediversereport I remember when the original UK data protection act came in in 1984. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/35/enacted
One immediate question was whether it applied to #Usenet, which was the original federated social media. The general feeling was yes it probably did, but it was impossible for a Usenet node to comply. So everyone ignored the problem, and no legal issues ever arose.
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@cybertailor@deadinsi.de 2026-05-02 03:43
@tokensane@mastodon.me.uk @fediversereport@mastodon.social the far right and authoritarianism are raising in the world. If they come to power, they will do whatever they want, even if "it's absurd" or "it's impossible"