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

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187 points anigbrowl | 3 comments | 29 Oct 25 22:54 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dmix ◴[29 Oct 25 23:46 UTC] No.45754615[source]▶
I'd hate to be the engineer that has to deal with these requests. Not even a formal government investigation, just any number of random 3rd party researchers demanding specialized access.
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1. paxys ◴[30 Oct 25 00:41 UTC] No.45755053[source]▶
Engineers don't deal with the requests, lawyers do. No regular engineer at any big tech company is ever going to be in a position where they are responsible for such decisions.
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2. lanyard-textile ◴[30 Oct 25 01:05 UTC] No.45755209[source]▶
Legal will be the face of it, but engineers often handle the actual underlying request.

Over a couple large public companies, I’ve had to react to a court ruling and stop an account’s actions, work with the CA FTB for document requests, provide account activity for evidence in a case, things like that.

3. thrwaway55 ◴[30 Oct 25 01:21 UTC] No.45755336[source]▶
Uhhhhhhhh who do you think builds those tools to enforce the things legal stamps.

Delete all docs we aren't legally required to retain on topic Y before we get formally subpoena'd. We expect it to be on XXX based on our contact.