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The problem I have with the way the EU doles out these punishments is that they like to spring them on tech companies after years and years of radio silence and
by xienze 9mo ago
The problem I have with the way the EU doles out these punishments is that they like to spring them on tech companies after years and years of radio silence and then suddenly it’s “hey TikTok, we just determined you’ve been breaking the law for years, pay us a couple billion please.”
Like, where were they years ago saying “hey TikTok, we think your design is addictive and probably illegal, you need to change or face penalties.” If TikTok continues to operate in the same manner despite a warning, sure, throw the book at them. Otherwise it just seems like the EU waits for years and years until a company is a big enough player and then retroactively decides they’ve been breaking the law for years. Doesn’t help the impression that they’re running a non-EU tech company shakedown campaign.
- troupo 9mo ago> Otherwise it just seems like the EU waits for years and years until a company is a big enough player and then retroactively decides they’ve been breaking the law for years. Lol. It's never like this. These companies are given plenty of warnings and deadlines. After years and years of ignoring them these companies get slapped with a fine and start playing the victim. BTW at this point DSA has been in effect for three years
- nickslaughter02 9mo agoYou answered it yourself. They can't extract billions if the company is still small.
- KaiserPro 9mo agoIts never really like this. Tiktok spend a lot of money talking to EU regulators. They know shits coming down the track because these directives have to be put into law by eu members. that takes time. > Doesn’t help the impression that they’re running a non-EU tech company shakedown campaign. But thats not the point, companies shouldn't be doing stuff they know is harmful. Thats literally the point of regulation.
- AnssiH 9mo ago> Like, where were they years ago saying “hey TikTok, we think your design is addictive and probably illegal, you need to change or face penalties.” That is basically what happened today. No penalties have been issued at this point. Also Commission had sent various requests for information to TikTok in 2023 before they opened these proceedings in early 2024 (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_926 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_...) - this didn't come out of the blue.
- 7tflutter7 9mo agoFines on US tech companies bring in more money to the EU than the EU's entire tech industry combined.
- fifilura 9mo agoHaha you may be right. But instead you may see it as a discount on the money these companies are making from European citizens.