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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by ktosobcy on Friday July 26, 2024 @06:01PM (#41082702)
> No, but the EU and the citizens thereof should then accept that Meta or other similar companies in similar situations can't operate within the EU.

I wouldn't mind if FB left...

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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by lolinder on Friday July 26, 2024 @06:05PM (#41082732)
That's why I said this:

> The EU regulators and select HN users might be okay with that

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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by uncanneyvalley on Friday July 26, 2024 @07:26PM (#41083222)
WhatsApp though?
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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by madmask on Friday July 26, 2024 @08:08PM (#41083474)
Telegram is basically the same
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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by ktosobcy on Saturday July 27, 2024 @02:31AM (#41084813)
There is signal/telegram/line/whatever.

Though FB should have never been allowed to buy WhatsApp and Instagram... (same for Google buying YouTube…)

Besides void would be filled sooner or later with something, hopefully something interoperable (XMPP maybe?)

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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by account42 on Monday July 29, 2024 @07:33AM (#41099597)
Yes?

No company should be allowed control over such a large portion of private communication.

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