Re:Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out
by leadingthenet on Thursday July 21, 2022 @09:39AM
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I live in the EU (well, some of the time), and I honestly believe that what the above commenter says is at least partially true. The EU are being protectionist, and usually only pass these types of regulations in sectors they have little to offer in the way of competition. I eagerly await the moment they target Airbus or car manufacturers.
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Re:Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out
by closewith on Thursday July 21, 2022 @09:44AM
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The EU is categorically less protectionist than the US, and is one of the most open economies in the world.
If you honestly believe otherwise, you are intentionally misinformed.
Re:Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out
by aantix on Thursday July 21, 2022 @12:56PM
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Sample size of one.
We hosted a German foreign exchange student.
He was very aware of famous Youtubers, utilize Google for searches, watched Tiktok constantly. He owned the latest iPhone. His English was amazing.
In certain respects, I wasn't sure if we ever offered him a radically different experience than when he experienced living in Hannover.
Big (U.S.) Tech was very embedded in his life.