New EU regulation strengthens hand of developers in dealings with storefronts

Re:New EU regulation strengthens hand of developers in deali... by paulryanrogers on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:05PM (#23854540)

I think that would depend on who was offended and to what degree. Consider that Christianity is still quite a thing here, and while there aren't many killings for criticism of Jesus, people will boycott.

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Re:New EU regulation strengthens hand of developers in deali... by anoncake on Thursday July 16, 2020 @01:49AM (#23856182)

Maybe they will. But ultimately, the opinions of Americans shouldn't determine European policies.

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Re:New EU regulation strengthens hand of developers in deali... by viro on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:37AM (#23859385)

I think you forget how serious Americans are about free speech. Trying to force an American company to allow Lolli or cub content(just an example) on their platform won't end well. " the opinions of Americans shouldn't determine European policies." The issue here is that's not how international politics works. Unless you don't see an issue with forcing someone of another culture to do something they find to be morally evil.

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Re:New EU regulation strengthens hand of developers in deali... by anoncake on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:52AM (#23867872)

They aren't forced to allow anything on their platforms unless they want to provide it in Europe. And what their platforms look like in other countries is those countries' business of course.

> I think you forget how serious Americans are about free speech.

I'm also serious about free speech which is why I don't want unelected capitalists to restrict it.

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