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Facebook (and Whatsapp, and Instagram) has a truckload of users. I think people would get really mad if they were forced to close shop in Europe. (Not sure that
by nzyat 6y ago
Facebook (and Whatsapp, and Instagram) has a truckload of users. I think people would get really mad if they were forced to close shop in Europe. (Not sure that rage would lead anywhere, considering how the EU works...)
- zepto 6y agoSure - people would get mad. I agree. But it seems like they wouldn’t stay mad for long and there wouldn’t be any significant economic impact of them just switching to other services. This is not the same as say if Apple suddenly stopped selling iPhones and Macs or Microsoft stopped providing Azure services.
- ajharrison 6y agoOnly EU govs have an axe to grind against Facebook because they have to not make GDPR look like a joke. The end-users, they still want to use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. And they will be quiet vocal if those things stop working.
- zepto 6y agoThis is an interesting perspective. I had the sense that people in the EU were not very positive about American businesses anymore, but you seem to be suggesting this is overblown.
- ajharrison 6y agoIt absolutely is. Despite the numerous attempts to #deletefacebook nothing has changed, Facebook now has ~9m advertisers compared to ~4m three years ago. The fact of the matter is that people and businesses rely on Facebook and they won’t have the time or patience for an explanation beyond them from the governments out to get FB.