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Re:Facebook and Instagram owner Meta threatens to cut off ne... by jruohonen on Thursday June 01, 2023 @05:05AM (#36148886)
I wonder why their PR department hasn't yet figured out anything beyond blackmailing? The same story has been going on throughout the globe for about ten years.
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Re:Facebook and Instagram owner Meta threatens to cut off ne... by justsomehnguy on Thursday June 01, 2023 @05:11AM (#36148915)
a) they can't?

b) it works

And it's not like PR are on their own there, somebody dictates what they would pursue.

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Re:Facebook and Instagram owner Meta threatens to cut off ne... by jruohonen on Thursday June 01, 2023 @05:17AM (#36148948)
Probably (a), but the point being that I would have expected them to come up with some more constructive lobbying strategy.
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