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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by mellosouls on Friday May 12, 2023 @08:26AM (#35915182)
No, the imperialistic moralising is thinking a corporation gets to make the rules over democratic institutions.
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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by carlosjobim on Friday May 12, 2023 @08:40AM (#35915370)
How do you reason? Google decided to follow the EU rules by not offering the service there.
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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by _Wintermute on Friday May 12, 2023 @08:32AM (#35915261)
If you consistently fine a company for breaking your rules, you can't then demand access to their products that might break your rules.
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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by mellosouls on Friday May 12, 2023 @08:39AM (#35915365)
Maybe they shouldn't break the rules instead?
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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by zwily on Friday May 12, 2023 @08:47AM (#35915438)
There are a couple ways to do that. One is by not offering the product.
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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by bioemerl on Friday May 12, 2023 @09:08AM (#35915689)
The EU is not within their right to regulate products made by Americans companies sold to Americans. If we want to talk imperialism, this is exactly that sort of overreach.
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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by mellosouls on Friday May 12, 2023 @10:16AM (#35916707)
That's a related but different point to here, it's not a counter argument.
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