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It makes me smile that the EU, which so many Brexiteers wrote off as a bloated bureaucracy, is currently going toe to toe with Facebook all while avoiding regul
by julianlam 5y ago
It makes me smile that the EU, which so many Brexiteers wrote off as a bloated bureaucracy, is currently going toe to toe with Facebook all while avoiding regulatory capture.
- davedx 5y agoI mean it can be both right? "The EU" is actually a collection of various treaties and organizations, some of which function better than others, and it's certainly not small by any measure. As a citizen I am in general still supportive of the EU, in fights like this for sure, but some of the criticisms that came out of Brexit were fair.
- pawelmurias 5y agoIt's a fully corrupt bloated bureaucracy, very few people love to click on stupid cookie popups. In a lot of countries the scumbags the people who elect the EU asshats don't even follow what the people they elected vote on.
- arlcode 5y agoWell it's their own doing. Facebook doesn't give European politicians and regulators any arguments that speak for them: - (Basically) No jobs in Europe - (Basically) No taxes in Europe - Easily replaceable (aka no major economic consequences when they disappear) - Considered as dividing the population and fueling conflict for profit - In a position to block meaningful local competition - Facebook flipped them off in the past when they could get away with it - Facebook delivers the data of EU citizens directly to foreign secret services. Even if you don't care about privacy, this removes a potential bargaining chip for future transatlantic contracts.