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Bluesky is breaking the rules in the EU
The European Union says Twitter alternative Bluesky violates the EU Digital Services Act rules around information disclosure, reports Reuters. But since Bluesky isnt yet big enough to be considered a very large online platform under the DSA, the regulator says it cant regulate Bluesky the way it does X or Threads. The Financial Times quotes European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier, who told reporters about the violation during a Monday press briefing:All platforms in the EU...have to have a dedicated page on their website where it says how many users they have in the EU and where they are legally established, said commission spokesman Thomas Regnier. This is not the case for Bluesky as of today. This is not followed.Regnier reportedly went on to say that the commission has asked the EUs 27 national governments to look for any trace of Bluesky like EU-based offices. The regulator hasnt reached out to Bluesky directly, yet, The Financial Times writes. Bluesky didnt immediately reply to The Verges request for comment. RelatedThe DSA is designed to hold platforms legally responsible for content posted to them, but with fewer than 45 million users, Bluesky isnt big enough yet to qualify for its very large online platform label. Booming signups in the wake of the US Presidential election drove its user count to 15 million users 10 days ago, and its now at 22.5 million users, according to a stat-tracking site put together by one of the platforms developers. Its continued growth could put it at odds with EU regulators soon enough.
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