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Foreign internet companies aren’t obligated to operate in the EU. If they don’t like the rules they can choose not to participate.
by elliekelly 5y ago
Foreign internet companies aren’t obligated to operate in the EU. If they don’t like the rules they can choose not to participate.
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- wyager 5y agoIf you choose to conflate “sending packets to the EU” with “operating in the EU”, you are choosing a future where the internet is siloed off and the web ceases to be a global network. I am not passing judgment - merely stating a fact.
- jakelazaroff 5y agoDo the restrictions govern how packets may be sent? Or do they deal with taxes, handling user information, etc?
- wyager 5y agoThe restrictions don't need to directly restrict how packets get sent - if they impose tax/regulatory costs for packets getting routed a certain way, the end result will be the same.
- jakelazaroff 5y agoThis is a bit like complaining about restrictions on "sending atoms to the EU" when they decide to impose tariffs or safety regulations on consumer goods. Businesses shouldn't get to flout regulations just because they happen to be digital.
- wyager 5y agoCool opinion. I’m not disagreeing with it. I don’t care. I’m just explaining that a logical entailment of your opinion is that the internet will be siloed off. Stop trying to convince me that your opinion is right. It’s totally irrelevant whether or not it’s right.