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While I don't agree with some of Google/Facebook/et al. standards, I think that's not a fair comparison, since they are US based companies following US cultural
by JD557 9y ago
While I don't agree with some of Google/Facebook/et al. standards, I think that's not a fair comparison, since they are US based companies following US cultural norms, not EU based companies following US cultural norms.
- desas 9y agoFacebook and Google have many subsidiary companies based in the EU
- monocasa 9y agoAt not just little subsidiaries either. Up until very recently, all ad revenue was going through their Irish subsidiary.
- ggregoire 9y agoPrivacy and individual protection against big companies are EU cultural norms? Glad to be an EU citizen then.
- maaaats 9y agoHuh, thought they all were Irish companies.
- lucideer 9y agoThey may be founded in the US, and primarily headquartered there, but the large sprawling EU headquarters of the same companies do apply US cultural norms locally. I don't see the unfairness in the comparison.
- jen20 9y agoGoogle and Facebook both have significant European and Asian businesses (complete with offices stuffed full of engineers, marketing and management), so calling them US companies is wrong: they are _global_ companies which happen to be headquartered in the US.