Trump threatens new tariffs over EU's $3.5 billion antitrust fine against Google (www.france24.com)

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[-] mikenurre@lemmy.world 45 points 3 weeks ago

Google broke the law? Only one thing to do, TAX AMERICANS AS PUNISHMENT! Where are those Epstein files?

[-] huppakee@feddit.nl 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'd say tax them like any other business and fine them because they broke the rules though.

[-] Goldholz 28 points 3 weeks ago

Lets do it 300 Billion fine for google AND do the trump tarrifs!! COMMON BIG BOY! DO IT

[-] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

Epstein files first, not redacted!

[-] Ron@zegheteens.nl 18 points 3 weeks ago

Just up the fine after every threat. Ok president Trump, the fine is not $7 billion after a 100% tariff

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 17 points 3 weeks ago

Trump's intervention came a day after he hosted tech titans for a gala dinner at the White House including Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai and co-founder Sergey Brin.

corruption used to be veiled and hidden...

[-] MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

All the more reason to switch to Europe-based (or at least non-US-based) services as much as possible.

[-] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Qwant.com
Protonmail / tutanota
Nextcloud
Ovh, Hetzner
OSM
Immich
Collabra Office
Lineage, Graphene or e/O
Librewolf, Firefox, Vivaldi …

You really don’t need google, even if you think you do.

[-] MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ecosia is pretty good, too.

[-] Europellinore@europe.pub 12 points 3 weeks ago

The main problem is that far too many Europeans mindlessly cling to everything google. There are plenty of suitable European alternatives. Probably not for every use case, especially in business, but more than enough to grow European tech and support European business. https://buy-european.net/en/alternatives

[-] latenightnoir 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not that we needed any more of'em, but let this be taken as yet another indirect direct admission from Trump.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

Thats why i didnt celebrate the fine yesterday, because as long as the EU is dependent on US military support in Ukraine, they will do nothing that really pisses of Trump.

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