Re:U.K. regulators order Meta to sell Giphy
by joshuaissac on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @01:38PM
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It depends on how far either side is willing to go. The UK is one of the few countries with which the US has an annual trade surplus ($21.8bn),[1] which is worth a lot more each year than Giphy's purchase price or even Facebook's UK revenue, so there is a lot of room for retaliation.
Traditional British media will drum up support for anti-Facebook actions, and the current UK government was elected on a mandate of defending perceived British sovereignty, with economic considerations being less important.[2] The UK government has already engaged in actions that harm its economic interests to safeguard its sovereignty.[3]
Traditional British media will drum up support for anti-Facebook actions, and the current UK government was elected on a mandate of defending perceived British sovereignty, with economic considerations being less important.[2] The UK government has already engaged in actions that harm its economic interests to safeguard its sovereignty.[3]
1. https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/europe...
2. https://ukandeu.ac.uk/new-polling-reveals-shift-from-immigra...
3. https://www.cer.eu/insights/ten-reflections-sovereignty-firs...