Facebook accuses people tied to French military of running troll accounts

Re:Facebook accuses people tied to French military of runnin... by bb101 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:47AM (#25442386)

France is a primary actor in the EU seeking to regulate Facebook. It appears the company is now publicly calling out the country's shady activities on their own platform -- clever, and no doubt a good bargaining chip.

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Re:Facebook accuses people tied to French military of runnin... by cblconfederate on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:11AM (#25442630)

The sooner FB leaves the EU the better. I don't use it and i don't know anyone for whom FB is critical

Then again EU privacy initiatives are from German / Danish politicians

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Re:Facebook accuses people tied to French military of runnin... by the_monocle on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:28AM (#25442863)

Facebook may only be popular among the older generation but platforms like Instagram and Whatsapp are the main social media and chat services used even among the younger generation at least in western europe. So I would say Facebook as a company is important in europe and by no means a small player.

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Re:Facebook accuses people tied to French military of runnin... by Bakary on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:53AM (#25443190)

Facebook is still hugely important to people in their twenties in France

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Re:Facebook accuses people tied to French military of runnin... by cblconfederate on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:49AM (#25443124)

of course it s a huge player but not crucial. there are even many smaller players who will certainly take over if FB is ever restricted

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Re:Facebook accuses people tied to French military of runnin... by NonEUCitizen on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @11:03AM (#25444149)

Agreed re: FB and EU. Nonetheless, the sooner France stops interfering in its former colonies, the better.

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Re:Facebook accuses people tied to French military of runnin... by cblconfederate on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @03:21PM (#25448031)

Some colonies have asked france to interfere

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