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What is the EU missing out on if Threads never enters it though? I don't believe Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok or Twitter were net gains for people. I don't see
by Levitz 3y ago
What is the EU missing out on if Threads never enters it though?
I don't believe Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok or Twitter were net gains for people. I don't see how Threads might be.
I do honestly believe that if all these services disappeared overnight we would live in a better world. I legit just don't want Threads to enter the EU, ever.
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y agoEU is not an arbiter of which particular business it likes or doesn't like. It's not Russia.
- that_guy_iain 3y agoIt can make particular businesses not profitable or even possible. Which is basically the issue for Threads at the moment.
- johngladtj 3y agoThat's why it bans businesses it doesn't like, right?
- tremon 3y agoCan you name one business that was banned by name, rather than by practice? (I think Huawei might qualify, but I'm not sure what else).
- that_guy_iain 3y agoHuawei having problems security wise is generally a national issue and not an EU issue. Their products are being sold in the EU with no problems.
- Levitz 3y agoEU can very well decide not to allow any product they please. There are products that can't be sold on the EU because of health concerns. Threads is no different.
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y agoEU doesn't decide what product to allow or not. It has regulation, and any decisions are according to those rules, the same for all companies. Which is my point. They have no vendetta against Meta, as evidenced by Facebook and Instagram working fine in EU.
- tiltowait 3y agoWhile I wholeheartedly agree that Facebook, Instagram, et al are net negatives for society, I think that it could still be a worrying for the EU if major companies and services simply decide not to do business in the EU. It will be interesting to see if this becomes a trend, if it's a one-off situation, or if it's only a temporary limitation.