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+1, they already comply, but if I were to launch something with UGC, I should probably host it in Afghanistan and back it by a company registered on the Moon.
by kowdermeister 8y ago
+1, they already comply, but if I were to launch something with UGC, I should probably host it in Afghanistan and back it by a company registered on the Moon.
> Google can sit back and stop worrying
Name one company from EU who have a slight potential to be a minor threat for (YouTube / Search)
- jasonkostempski 8y agoDoes it matter if that company is from EU? Even a new engine centralized in the US won't be able to operate in the EU without substantial cost. That's a pretty big market/data source to miss out on.
- kowdermeister 8y agoI've seen the debate and some politician said that big platforms should be stopped. Which is why I thought that why not work on creating an environment that supports competition rise from the EU? But yeah, it shouldn't matter where new players come from, however I think a Chinese startup will laugh at GDPR and upload filters.
- tormeh 8y agoThey won't laugh at the lack of revenue from European advertisers. No one cares what people use for free. This is about money.
- caf 8y agoThis is ends up being effectively a tariff, though - if fewer advertising platforms can take European customers, then that allows those platforms to raise their prices for those customers, essentially meaning that European businesses end up paying more for advertising than their competitors from elsewhere.
- JAlexoid 8y agoNothing will happen. You know that Google does second price auctions on AdWords, right? Google literally doesn't control the price of ads Even if you pay Google €0.01 per click, you still can get an impression under certain conditions.
- caf 8y agoIt's not about controlling the price, the effect works at least as well in auction conditions. If the European ad-buyers are funnelled into a subset of ad auctions, the average prices in those auctions should be higher.