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Re:There was a time when search engines were a thing, and it... by scruffyherder on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:37AM (#17439534)
State Monopolies do a good job.

Setup grants for a domestic internet fund to incubate tech, ban competitors and blamo!

Works miracles in China.

The same underpinning is in many Francophone nations.

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Re:There was a time when search engines were a thing, and it... by pyrale on Monday July 02, 2018 @01:48PM (#17443839)
Not sure you'll find many products banned in francophone countries.

It is true, however that many companies don't bother to localize.

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Re:There was a time when search engines were a thing, and it... by scruffyherder on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @07:53AM (#17449388)
More so that they do have legal frameworks to restrict and ban English speech. They could easily force it online, but oddly enough don't.

It seems they are content with raiding the Canadian film board.

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