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On the other hand, the limited size of the British market limits Parliament’s ability to pressure foreign companies. China may be able to bully Apple into lett
by michaelt 1y ago
On the other hand, the limited size of the British market limits Parliament’s ability to pressure foreign companies.
China may be able to bully Apple into letting it snoop on its citizens’ icloud backups, but when the UK wants the same illiberal snooping powers, with 10% the population it’s 90% easier to walk away.
- throwaway48476 1y agoSignificantly less than 10%.
- arlcode 1y agoIt's quite ironic that they would have an easier time enforcing that if they were still part of the EU and could have been the deciding factor towards more regulation faster. The EU is big and rich enough to force Big Tech into submission under threat of loosing the market.
- account42 1y agoWell, it's not ironic. That's one of the main reason why countries form coalition: to increase their collective bargaining power globally.
- arlcode 1y agoThe ironic part is that parts of the pro Brexit movement were convinced (from their messaging at least) that it worked the other way around.