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None of the major TV manufacturers is based in the US, so I guess we won't have to worry about the EU regulating ACR, will we? Apropos of nothing, what other c

None of the major TV manufacturers is based in the US, so I guess we won't have to worry about the EU regulating ACR, will we? Apropos of nothing, what other country besides the US has a law that specifically prohibits giving a bribe to a foreign government?

exe34 2y ago
the UK
- swores 2y ago
  UK only allows bribes (sorry, I meant to write "freebies") for domestic politicians, not foreign ones. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/28/mps-have-declared-more-than-6m-in-freebies-since-2010-analysis-shows https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/28/mps-have-de...
  - exe34 2y ago
    donations
ben_w 2y ago
None of Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, or Google are based in the EU; all have faced issues due to operating in the EU. (Off the top of my head: USB-C, GDPR, Digital Services Act, Schrems, and anti-trust fines respectively).
- mmoskal 2y ago
  I think the GP post meant that EU only wants to regulate tech if it's American.
  - petre 2y ago
    Not really, they're very much pissed about Chinese EVs now but the EC is tooo slooow to act. The Biden administration already hit them with tariffs and they're now considering banning the software that phones home. No need for weather baloons when you have cars with cameras and microphones all over the place.
jajko 2y ago
You clearly dont know how regulation works, EU pushed many corporation to globally change their arrogant ways, ie apple dropping their proprietary plug, globally. Thats the power of half a billion relatively rich market. The other part is immature basic whataboutism that doesnt deserve a response, I am sure you can do better, and more on topic hopefully.
- stavros 2y ago
  Never mind about the plug; we get third party app stores!
bunabhucan 2y ago
[Laughs in CIA and Jared Kushner]
buran77 2y ago
> None of the major TV manufacturers is based in the US, so I guess we won't have to worry about the EU regulating The EU tries to regulate things that get too dangerous to its citizens. The important part though is enforcement which due to limited resources will inherently focus on the biggest players, where the impact is greatest. Players don't get bigger than US based big-tech. It's not unreasonable at all once you think about it. > what other country besides the US has a law that specifically prohibits giving a bribe to a foreign government? They allow and encourage lobbying which is literally used to the same effect. So it's a bit of a moot point, more like posturing than anything else... Much like some apropos :).
derf_ 2y ago
> Apropos of nothing, what other country besides the US has a law that specifically prohibits giving a bribe to a foreign government? Every member of the OECD (including Japan and South Korea) and 8 more countries besides [0]? At a minimum. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OECD_Anti-Bribery_Convention#Members https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OECD_Anti-Bribery_Convention#M...

exe34 2y ago

the UK

swores 2y ago
UK only allows bribes (sorry, I meant to write "freebies") for domestic politicians, not foreign ones. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/28/mps-have-declared-more-than-6m-in-freebies-since-2010-analysis-shows https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/28/mps-have-de...
- exe34 2y ago
  donations

ben_w 2y ago

None of Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, or Google are based in the EU; all have faced issues due to operating in the EU. (Off the top of my head: USB-C, GDPR, Digital Services Act, Schrems, and anti-trust fines respectively).

mmoskal 2y ago
I think the GP post meant that EU only wants to regulate tech if it's American.
- petre 2y ago
  Not really, they're very much pissed about Chinese EVs now but the EC is tooo slooow to act. The Biden administration already hit them with tariffs and they're now considering banning the software that phones home. No need for weather baloons when you have cars with cameras and microphones all over the place.

jajko 2y ago

You clearly dont know how regulation works, EU pushed many corporation to globally change their arrogant ways, ie apple dropping their proprietary plug, globally. Thats the power of half a billion relatively rich market. The other part is immature basic whataboutism that doesnt deserve a response, I am sure you can do better, and more on topic hopefully.

stavros 2y ago
Never mind about the plug; we get third party app stores!

bunabhucan 2y ago

[Laughs in CIA and Jared Kushner]

buran77 2y ago

> None of the major TV manufacturers is based in the US, so I guess we won't have to worry about the EU regulating The EU tries to regulate things that get too dangerous to its citizens. The important part though is enforcement which due to limited resources will inherently focus on the biggest players, where the impact is greatest. Players don't get bigger than US based big-tech. It's not unreasonable at all once you think about it. > what other country besides the US has a law that specifically prohibits giving a bribe to a foreign government? They allow and encourage lobbying which is literally used to the same effect. So it's a bit of a moot point, more like posturing than anything else... Much like some apropos :).

derf_ 2y ago

> Apropos of nothing, what other country besides the US has a law that specifically prohibits giving a bribe to a foreign government? Every member of the OECD (including Japan and South Korea) and 8 more countries besides [0]? At a minimum. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OECD_Anti-Bribery_Convention#Members https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OECD_Anti-Bribery_Convention#M...