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Downvoted but I think you're right. If Facebook calls their bluff here it's going to be extremely politically unpopular to actually shut them down.
by colinmhayes 5y ago
Downvoted but I think you're right. If Facebook calls their bluff here it's going to be extremely politically unpopular to actually shut them down.
- blibble 5y agoremember: traditional media hates facebook there would be wall to wall coverage about facebook deciding the law doesn't apply to them
- colinmhayes 5y agoAnd plenty of people hate traditional media. THere would be wall to wall ads from facebook about how they're being mistreated by the jealous traditional media and corrupt government.
- Apocryphon 5y agoPeople who hate the traditional media don't automatically like Facebook. They may be users of Facebook, but oftentimes the right hates them for censorship/moderation and the left hates them for corporate malfeasance.
- stale2002 5y agoThey don't have to shutdown facebook. All they have to do is put fines on them, until they comply. Facebook certainly has bank accounts in the UK. Its has offices and people working there. The UK could just take from that money.