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by TheCoelacanth 2103 days ago
Not really.

Startups aren't going to be targeted for regulatory action unless they are doing something particularly egregious. If you look at what other companies in the industry are doing and do something no worse than what the average company is doing, then you're going to be fine.

Facebook is a juicy enough target that they need to worry about regulations even if they are doing exactly what every other company in the industry is doing.