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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by mola on Friday February 18, 2022 @02:29PM (#30390040)

I suspect it's because of American tech companies egregiously monitizing their customers

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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by stjohnswarts on Friday February 18, 2022 @02:50PM (#30390263)

European internet companies don't use ads for revenues?

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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by ceejayoz on Friday February 18, 2022 @03:04PM (#30390375)

European internet companies exist within a jurisdiction that enforces a particular level of privacy protections the US does not guarantee in the slightest.

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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by stjohnswarts on Saturday February 19, 2022 @12:15AM (#30394597)

American companies operating in Europe have to follow the same laws as European companies.

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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by ceejayoz on Saturday February 19, 2022 @11:55AM (#30398487)

Sure, and they're getting in trouble lately because they aren't.

Successive legal decisions are deeming "operate in Europe, but store data in the US" to be not protective enough of EU residents' data.

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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by lazide on Friday February 18, 2022 @05:02PM (#30391708)

How many of the top 10 ad supported tech companies are based in the EU again?

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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by stjohnswarts on Saturday February 19, 2022 @12:14AM (#30394592)

That wasn't the question. if European companies can use ads why can't American companies? It's not like you suddenly stop needing to make money after you reach top 10 status.

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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by lazide on Saturday February 19, 2022 @02:53PM (#30399948)

If there are no major European Ad companies, then this is a false comparison - which is the point.

If the EU has no economic horse in the race, they are going to make rules that reflect that. If anything, even to ban the companies that other countries have that are valuable if they are uninterested or unable to compete.

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Re:Outlook just asked me if I want to upgrade to bigger ads by voidfunc on Friday February 18, 2022 @04:15PM (#30391220)

The EU hates money.

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