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We have publicly funded broadcasters in most EU countries. The ad-supported news sites, on the other hand, are generally doing more harm than good. Why am I no

We have publicly funded broadcasters in most EU countries. The ad-supported news sites, on the other hand, are generally doing more harm than good. Why am I not surprised that a European is saying that the government-backed "broadcaster" are all so good, and evil private American new sites are bad. this pretty much sums up the real agenda behind GDPR. It would be better to call the bluff of these EUrocrats and see what they'll really do. Other countries can retaliate.

ItsMe000001 9y ago
> Why am I not surprised that a European is saying that the government-backed "broadcaster" are all so good, and evil private American new sites are bad. You are not surprised because you have a gigantic filter in your head that turns everything into exactly what you already expect regardless of what it is. The second part of that sentence makes it quite clear what your mindset is.
ionised 9y ago
Why am I not surprised that an American is crying over potential harm to unethical business practices of some of its most darling corporations by an EU rule to protect its citiziens. Every time the EU implements some law or regulation regarding control of personal data and privacy, someone (an American) has to dismiss all the problems those laws are intended to address entirely, and go on to post some defensive, nationalist spiel about it being an attack on US companies. Perhaps the problem is that these companies make their money in an incredibly unethical way that an increasing number of people are very uncomfortable with? Stop turning this into something it isn't. All you are doing is poisoning the debate.
elaus 9y ago
Why am I not surprised that a European is saying that the government-backed "broadcaster" are all so good, and evil private American new sites are bad. Nowhere in that comment I can find a reference to American (evil) news sites. There are more than enough private news sites based in Europe, so I wonder why you are so hell-bent on making this an EU vs US thing. Most EU residents will read news in their own language (which in most cases isn't English).

ItsMe000001 9y ago

> Why am I not surprised that a European is saying that the government-backed "broadcaster" are all so good, and evil private American new sites are bad. You are not surprised because you have a gigantic filter in your head that turns everything into exactly what you already expect regardless of what it is. The second part of that sentence makes it quite clear what your mindset is.

ionised 9y ago

Why am I not surprised that an American is crying over potential harm to unethical business practices of some of its most darling corporations by an EU rule to protect its citiziens. Every time the EU implements some law or regulation regarding control of personal data and privacy, someone (an American) has to dismiss all the problems those laws are intended to address entirely, and go on to post some defensive, nationalist spiel about it being an attack on US companies. Perhaps the problem is that these companies make their money in an incredibly unethical way that an increasing number of people are very uncomfortable with? Stop turning this into something it isn't. All you are doing is poisoning the debate.

elaus 9y ago

Why am I not surprised that a European is saying that the government-backed "broadcaster" are all so good, and evil private American new sites are bad. Nowhere in that comment I can find a reference to American (evil) news sites. There are more than enough private news sites based in Europe, so I wonder why you are so hell-bent on making this an EU vs US thing. Most EU residents will read news in their own language (which in most cases isn't English).