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Re:Spanish Wikipedia also shuts down in protest at proposed ... by sonnyblarney on Thursday July 05, 2018 @12:29AM (#17460859)
"Does it matter whether the companies are American ? "

Yes, a lot.

Taxes, industrial base, spin off jobs, etc. so many reasons.

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Re:Spanish Wikipedia also shuts down in protest at proposed ... by flukus on Thursday July 05, 2018 @12:46AM (#17460905)
In terms of taxes a lot of these tech giants (facebook, apple) technically European already, with Ireland used as a tax haven.

They also throw their weight around to get local tax concessions when they do open offices internationally, so I'm not sure it's that great a loss in any case.

I could also see it hurting the greater industrial base, a lot of companies need software but can't afford to compete with silicon valley style salaries.

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