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Denmark 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 jus
by Herring 9mo ago
Denmark 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 9mo 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 9mo 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.