> That being said, of course Google and FB are never going to be banned in the EU. They'll lobby to death to get the regulation to be "reasonable", and they'll

> That being said, of course Google and FB are never going to be banned in the EU. They'll lobby to death to get the regulation to be "reasonable", and they'll mostly comply because they want their part of the advertising market, and they'll pay the fines when they get caught. Sure they can be banned EU-wide, although it can obviously be circumvented by the ambitious. Have you been paying attention to EU politics lately regarding the digital single market? Because the EU already has huge behind-the-scenes plans (generally unannounced) for EU based platforms and developments.