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US Regulators: ok EU Regulators: ok UK Regulators: waaaaait a minute Honestly, I don't mind the UK's rationale here, but I would still tell them to pound san

US Regulators: ok EU Regulators: ok UK Regulators: waaaaait a minute Honestly, I don't mind the UK's rationale here, but I would still tell them to pound sand, or "sod off". Fairly decent sized market but I would consider denying them service and seeing what happens next. Sure, gives room for a competitor to come in but also breaks their internet in the near term.

klelatti 5y ago
So FB is exempt from all UK law because FB can always say if you enforce your laws we'll pull out from the UK and break your internet?
- Latty 5y ago
  Thus proving exactly why we should break up companies like facebook, lest they exert undue control over the country.
- vmception 5y ago
  Yes, absolutely, where have you been? It doesn't matter how it makes you feel, or the ideals your animated civics class taught you in School House Rock, countries are in competition with each other for business, and this gives leverage to businesses that exist beyond the governance ideals of any single country. If I was a decision maker in an organization of that size, I would let them find out how much of their private sector has incorporated products that would make their websites not load if we exited the market, and how much of their communication and communication history is tied up in the products too. If I was in the government, I would also play the cards I was dealt on behalf of the people and try to break them up. I don't have strong opinions on anything, I can play any side of this, this is really easy for me.
  - Apocryphon 5y ago
    What if multiple nations' governments collaborated on this? The recent global minimum corporate tax agreement indicates that international cooperation isn't completely impossible. And it's not as if the current American administration is a big fan of Facebook.
    - vmception 5y ago
      yeah, I can see it being very risky, a lot of people want Facebook to turn off but feel ensnared or addicted to it.

klelatti 5y ago

So FB is exempt from all UK law because FB can always say if you enforce your laws we'll pull out from the UK and break your internet?

Latty 5y ago
Thus proving exactly why we should break up companies like facebook, lest they exert undue control over the country.
vmception 5y ago
Yes, absolutely, where have you been? It doesn't matter how it makes you feel, or the ideals your animated civics class taught you in School House Rock, countries are in competition with each other for business, and this gives leverage to businesses that exist beyond the governance ideals of any single country. If I was a decision maker in an organization of that size, I would let them find out how much of their private sector has incorporated products that would make their websites not load if we exited the market, and how much of their communication and communication history is tied up in the products too. If I was in the government, I would also play the cards I was dealt on behalf of the people and try to break them up. I don't have strong opinions on anything, I can play any side of this, this is really easy for me.
- Apocryphon 5y ago
  What if multiple nations' governments collaborated on this? The recent global minimum corporate tax agreement indicates that international cooperation isn't completely impossible. And it's not as if the current American administration is a big fan of Facebook.
  - vmception 5y ago
    yeah, I can see it being very risky, a lot of people want Facebook to turn off but feel ensnared or addicted to it.