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Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers' access to data, EU commission rules

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187 points anigbrowl | 1 comments | 29 Oct 25 22:54 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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paxys ◴[29 Oct 25 23:09 UTC] No.45754300[source]▶
Remember that Cambridge Analytica was "research" as well. Laws like these sound good on paper, but it's the company that has to deal with the fallout when the data is used improperly. Unless the government can also come up with a fool proof framework for data sharing and enforce adequate protections, it's always going to be better for the companies to just say no and eat the fines.
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1. shakna ◴[29 Oct 25 23:17 UTC] No.45754398[source]▶
Which is why the EU doesn't use a letter-of-the-law system, and also have an ethics regulation system.

So it falls on those misusing the data, unless you knew it would be misused but collected it anyway.

Golden rule: Don't need the data? Don't collect it.