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Until December 4, The European Commission and the Data Protection Board have launched a public consultation to gather feedback on draft guidelines on the interplay between #DMA and #GDPR.
"DMA foresees alternative app stores for which gatekeepers may put in place strictly necessary and proportionate measures that must also comply with GDPR". Funny, that sounds like Google forcing all Android users and developers to submit their IDs to Google... or else. Proportionate???
What time it is? It's 5 o'clock... somewhere. So here comes the fifth #FDroid legal post.
It's all about content, transparency, and user protections. It features strong tags like #OnlineSafetyAct #Ofcom #DSA and #DMA and how these shape our own policies.
Will this break some prejudice? One way to find out: https://f-droid.org/2025/10/21/navigating-the-digital-markets-act-digital-services-act-and-the-online-safety-act.html
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live :
* @theprivacydad writes about kids vs #TimeLimit
* #Godot #GodotEngine Editor 4.5 is huge
* #Jami Atlas update
* The Battle for #Wesnoth crash, skip version
* #Thunderbird Beta to modernize the drawer
* #LinwoodButterfly Nightly major features
* #Taler Wallet vs Apple Pay? Textbook #EU #DMA gatekeeping
+ 15 new apps
& 200 updates
- 1 app archived
Broken emojis here: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/26/twif.html
The intersection of the new #Google Developer Verification Policy and the #EU #DMA needs to be pondered.
Article 6.4? Yes, in need of an update, sooner rather than later.
#FDroid keeps showing the way forward: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/22/google-developer-verification-policy-and-the-dma.html
The intersection of the new #Google Developer Verification Policy and the #EU #DMA needs to be pondered.
Article 6.4? Yes, in need of an update, sooner rather than later.
#FDroid keeps showing the way forward: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/22/google-developer-verification-policy-and-the-dma.html
We've hinted before how the #EU #DMA discussions take place, anyone can see them on video from home, but it's a different thing to be able to roam there.
#FDroid's @eighthave was on the floor and brings us the lowdown.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll say "lawyers!!!", but don't turn your eyes away, this is how the sausage is made, raw, straight from the pipe: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/18/ec-dma-compliance-workshops.html
Don't forget to submit the DMA form! 😄
/PS: Yes, the subtitles grow as you read, we're making a point here!
We've hinted before how the #EU #DMA discussions take place, anyone can see them on video from home, but it's a different thing to be able to roam there.
#FDroid's @eighthave was on the floor and brings us the lowdown.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll say "lawyers!!!", but don't turn your eyes away, this is how the sausage is made, raw, straight from the pipe: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/18/ec-dma-compliance-workshops.html
Don't forget to submit the DMA form! 😄
/PS: Yes, the subtitles grow as you read, we're making a point here!
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live too:
* More #NGI #NLnet#Mobifree funded projects
* More ways to shape #EU #DMA legislation
* #ExodusPrivacy might need a hand
* #Syncthing #SyncthingFork v2 on Android, backup and import your settings
+ 2 new apps
& 164 more updates
- 2 archived apps
On your marks, get set, Sync: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/11/twif.html
Just in time, the #EUCommission has opened a public consultation on the revision of the #DMA effectiveness, with a deadline for Sept 24.
It's a great occasion to propose actual adjustments to the DMA text, like some to tackle the pre-install advantage, the systematic blocks of #Google Play Protect/Play Integrity, etc.
We believe we can achieve stronger impact if the Commission receives this kind of suggestions from many fronts, and not just from #FDroid.
Fix DMA here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Consultation_Review_DMA
Just in time, the #EUCommission has opened a public consultation on the revision of the #DMA effectiveness, with a deadline for Sept 24.
It's a great occasion to propose actual adjustments to the DMA text, like some to tackle the pre-install advantage, the systematic blocks of #Google Play Protect/Play Integrity, etc.
We believe we can achieve stronger impact if the Commission receives this kind of suggestions from many fronts, and not just from #FDroid.
Fix DMA here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Consultation_Review_DMA
The #EU #DMA compliance workshops exist to regulate gatekeepers powers, yet both #Apple and #Google treat them like "product launches" where non-engineers show slides and can never answer questions.
The Android play-field, instead of taking steps to respect the DMA, Google shrinks what Android even is. If Apple can own its closed iOS, Google figured they can privatize Android?
Maybe it being #FOSS for 17 years was just a glitch and now Android is out of the famous Google betas?
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The #EU #DMA compliance workshops exist to regulate gatekeepers powers, yet both #Apple and #Google treat them like "product launches" where non-engineers show slides and can never answer questions.
The Android play-field, instead of taking steps to respect the DMA, Google shrinks what Android even is. If Apple can own its closed iOS, Google figured they can privatize Android?
Maybe it being #FOSS for 17 years was just a glitch and now Android is out of the famous Google betas?
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Live from the #fediverse… has the #DMA failed? So far, lackadaisical policing by @filomenac.bsky.social and friends means Article 7's very hard fought #interoperability provisions are going nowhere fast 😭
PS Shame the @ec.europa.eu doesn't have much of a presence on #Mastodon 🧐
Well: #Signal could also choose to interoperate with #WhatsApp, at least in the European Economic Area, thanks to #DMA Art. 7 😉 /cc @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qdxfevnn55hicrntj6repflr/post/3lrqf6qqdqc2q
Live from the #fediverse… has the #DMA failed? So far, lackadaisical policing by @filomenac.bsky.social and friends means Article 7's very hard fought #interoperability provisions are going nowhere fast 😭
PS Shame the @ec.europa.eu doesn't have much of a presence on #Mastodon 🧐
Well: #Signal could also choose to interoperate with #WhatsApp, at least in the European Economic Area, thanks to #DMA Art. 7 😉 /cc @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qdxfevnn55hicrntj6repflr/post/3lrqf6qqdqc2q
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