Darcy will abide by EU legislation, but the technology side of things might turn out comparatively easy compared to the social and legal side of such a project.
Obviously we’re doing a lot of research on this, and we’re not done by a long shot. We will also provide resources to community creators who chose to self-host, or moderate their own communities, while also minding the fact that they may be subjected to different jurisdiction, and taking on different responsibilities depending on where they reside, or where they chose to host content.
Also, keep in mind that we don’t promise that the software itself will ensure everything, but that we will eventually provide sane default settings, policy template and guidelines as well as (some free, some paid) services that will help instance owners to stay legal even if legislation changes.