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Tech Giants Withholding Products Because EU Regulation like GDPR (www.axios.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Does this mean we dont get to be tracked, data mined, ad-bombed, and exploited while our teens dont get depressed and sick from "social" media?

Well, if thats the price we pay, thats the price we pay... :)

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago (3 children)

This is more bark than bite, imo. They're just threatening to withhold products at this point, but as the article points out:

  • Europe's a big market and profit focused companies aren't going to give that up just to make a point
  • Those that do will just encourage European competition to step up and fill whatever gaps might appear, which is just fine by the EU.

So... go right ahead. Let's see how this really plays out.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

And the products they are threatening to withhold are exactly the products we don't want. Last time the tech giants threatened to leave entirely the EU asked when to plan the going away party. The current tactic from the giants isn't much better

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Same argument for any case where cooperations bitch and whine about regulations.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

"Don't threaten me with a good time"