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 I mean: a what does "trader" mean here? I wrote a book. I paid for my editor and other things as a business expense, so I consider royalties to be revenue. Does that make me a "trader"? What even is that? Why does the EU want to know that? 
 Doesn't it point you to a link that's supposed to help you decide if you're a trader or not? 
 Oh yes! https://itunespartner.apple.com/books/support/5401-manage-digital-services-act-compliance-information#trader

(which about as helpful as the email, even linking to the EU page about the entire DSA) 
 Oh yes! https://itunespartner.apple.com/books/support/5401-manage-digital-services-act-compliance-information#trader

(which about as helpful as the email, even linking to the EU page about the entire DSA) nostr.fmt.wiz.biz 
 > Trader self assessment: Find information about how to know if you are a trad

Leads to:

> Apple can’t determine whether you’re a trader.

And:

> To determine if you’re a trader, you should consider a range of non-exhaustive and non-exclusive factors (see those listed on page 2 in the EC’s Guidance), which may include .... 
 Would you say this is bad on the part of the EU or Apple though? I don't really know anything about this. 
 I don't know, that's what I was asking about.

In any case if the answer were "yes" (trader) then Apple has to doxx me. So I'd remove the book in that case.