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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by bertil on Friday May 12, 2023 @08:41AM (#35915383)
The appropriate reaction is probably the same as if you hear that a brand of snacks is not legal to sell as food in the EU. You probably want to investigate.

EU is many things and has some wacky laws (check Northern Ireland), but if a digital service is breaking EU law, they are likely doing something you do not want them to do.

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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by seanmcdirmid on Friday May 12, 2023 @09:49AM (#35916258)
There are lots of agricultural goods not available in the states that are available in Europe, and vice versa. Few people take that as a signal that there is some danger in those products (well, except those chocolate eggs with toys in them), it’s just different places having different rules.
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Re:Google Bard blocks all European Union countries by bertil on Friday May 12, 2023 @02:59PM (#35920654)
I can assure you that most Europeans think the reason US meat is not for sale here is because it is unfit for consumption: look at the debate in the UK around “chlorinated chicken” just after Brexit, or hormone beef. For most processed food, the (founded) assumption is that it’s full of HCFS.
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