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Its very hard. Even if you build an EU Facebook that is awesome, how do you make users switch? All the data is in the old Facebook. Not just your profile: group
by joelbluminator 5y ago
Its very hard. Even if you build an EU Facebook that is awesome, how do you make users switch? All the data is in the old Facebook. Not just your profile: groups, pages, marketplace etc etc
- Nextgrid 5y agoEnforcing the GDPR properly would make Facebook as we currently know it unsustainable, so they'd have to charge money, opening themselves up to competition.
- joelbluminator 5y agoThats quite harsh though, lots of people rely on Facebook for their business/pages/groups etc. Whats more the U.S can retaliate back since it can be seen as protectionism...
- Nextgrid 5y agoI don’t deny that lots of people rely on Facebook. However what the GDPR demands seems absolutely reasonable. All it requires is that the company must be transparent with what data it collects, how it uses it and gives each individual control of whether they want to allow Facebook to collect and use their data for specific purposes. If Facebook can’t sustain itself without stalking everyone, it’s a problem with Facebook, not with the GDPR.
- joelbluminator 5y agoWell since it's gonna destroy Europe not just for Facebook but probably all big U.S tech I don't see why the U.S won't reciprocate with nice tariffs on EU auto industry for instance. It seems quite draconian actually since almost no one complies with GDPR to that extent.