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Style aside, what do you think he should do? Faced with a law that not only imposes disproportionate fines (more than revenue from the country), but on the surf
by yibg 9mo ago
Style aside, what do you think he should do? Faced with a law that not only imposes disproportionate fines (more than revenue from the country), but on the surface also requires blocking globally, there are really only a few things to do:
1. Challenge the law in court
3. Influence the law via political means
3. Try to sway public opinion so 2. may be easier
4. Give in and play ball
5. Exit the country entirely
- wmf 9mo agoIt looks like he skipped 1 and 2 and went straight for option 3. I wonder why that is.
- Wyverald 9mo agohow ever did you reach that conclusion? For 1, his tweet literally says "That, of course, is DISGUSTING and even before yesterday’s fine we had multiple legal challenges pending against the underlying scheme." 2 is something that happens behind the doors, and it's rather uncharitable to just assume he skipped it.
- wmf 9mo agoThat's fair, but he also didn't give any specifics. If Cloudflare is suing Italy there should be some documents we can read.
- sumedh 9mo ago> Challenge the law in court Do the courts in Italy work or do they do what the govt wants them to do.
- blacklanzer 9mo agoThe government complains everyday about the judges and it's trying to make a referendum to make judges angry, so I wouldn't say courts do what govt says
- kubb 9mo agoYes, the judiciary is an independent branch in Italy, alongside the executive and the legislative.
- aforwardslash 9mo agoWhat did the other major companies do?