I realised something. If all of these big tech firms collectively banded together and left the EU market in joint protest towards their regulations, how quickly would these countries go into civil unrest?
Social media addiction is no joke...
I realised something. If all of these big tech firms collectively banded together and left the EU market in joint protest towards their regulations, how quickly would these countries go into civil unrest?
Social media addiction is no joke...
About as quickly as alternative platforms can replace them because of the incredible market advantage.
Lemmy, Threads and Mastodon proved they just move to the next network.
Threads is a terrible example of this. They just made everyone with an instagram account there. Not saying the others are better examples, mastodon has quite the user numbers by now but is probably still too niche in use.
It would be nice with alternative platforms, but I think each and everyone of the originals would break the coalition attempting to screw the rest over and gain the market, long before alternatives could be made.
Man i hope so. That would be the wet dream of any free alernative and startup
People might actually get some rest. The last few years have been hectic due to social media.
I see your point though. Like how people took to the streets to protest the change of coca cola in '85. One protester went as far as say:
“This makes me angry. I'm angry, and I'm mad. I feel injured. Betrayed. Like a sacred trust has been violated ... People are having anxiety headaches. They've been placed in a distressed state."
... because New Coke didn't taste the same - they had to go back to coke 'classic'. 🤷♂️
Because there are no alternatives?
Add end to end encryption to the mix. They've been doing so well until they messed with that.
They haven't messed with it yet. The EU's a democracy and we can still influence its course.
Thing about that one is that the whole scanning thing will extremely likely get overturned by the courts and thus this whole thing would collapse. If they ever get a majority at all.
Let's hope so
Also EU: Strip all of your clothes, just in case you are hiding CSAM in them pockets.
What's up with Marriott?
Marriott Hit With £18.4 Million GDPR Fine Over Massive 2018 Data Breach.
Source:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlypage/2020/10/30/marriott-hit-with-184-million-gdpr-fine-over-massive-2018-data-breach/
I didn't even add all the companies, running out of floor space lol. I only added those with multi-million euro fines. Many omitted for settling unspecified amounts.
First post - K.O.
US gets more consumer protections against predatory practices from EU authorities than US ones at this point...
why is british airways there
For being in a "cargo cartel". source SkyNews: British Airways is among 11 airlines that have been fined a total of €776m (£674m)
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