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Why is it the responsibility of American tech companies to subsidize Danish news and media industries? If it's really that important for national security, shou
by petcat 10mo ago
Why is it the responsibility of American tech companies to subsidize Danish news and media industries? If it's really that important for national security, shouldn't the Danish government be setting up some kind of a state journalism fund to subsidize it themselves?
This is just a shakedown of American companies.
- Herring 10mo agoDenmark has one of the most comprehensive media subsidy systems in the world. Google makes a lot of money off monopolizing advertising in Denmark. They are just playing hardball, they don’t think they can be replaced.
- petcat 10mo ago> The publishers say that their industry is bleeding out while they wait for a deal that may never come. It sounds like their government needs to do even more subsidizing if they're really that reliant on US companies to pay their bills.
- Herring 10mo agoYep, see the article > Denmark isn’t just resisting U.S. tech; it is one of the few nations actively building its own sovereign alternatives for critical infrastructure. > In Rogaczewski’s view, sovereign digitization is not just a defensive measure against Silicon Valley; it is the only way to maintain the welfare state in the 21st century. It'll just take a while cause Google is so big.