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A comment on US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere. Parent comment

Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a... by hsuduebc2 on Friday February 20, 2026 @05:40PM (#47094994)
"Europe" is a continent made up of independent nation states. Each of those nations has chosen to have its own rules about what is and is not legal, which is the right of every country. Those nation states want companies operating within their territory to follow their rules. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it is up to each individual country.

At the same time, I do not understand how what you wrote is in any way relevant to the topic.

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Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a... by dmix on Saturday February 21, 2026 @08:31PM (#47107147)
EU gives out tons of grants for tech and the W project was already being spun as a European social network (despite not yet being funded) https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1qiauhd/bye_x_europ...
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Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a... by hsuduebc2 on Sunday February 22, 2026 @10:42AM (#47111886)
Sorry, I clearly misunderstood the intent of your comment. I thought you were saying they should just build their own platform if they want to moderate it. My mistake.

In any case, you’re right. The only concern is that projects like this that start in Europe often end up being acquired by American companies, so I’m worried it could end up the same way.

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