Brussels to push ahead with enforcing digital rules on Big Tech groups but with low financial penalties for breaches
    • gon [he]@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 年前

      Nobody cares about Trump’s feelings; but the EU should care about the very real consequences of a trade war on its citizens, as well as the citizens of the US. This stuff has consequences beyond one guy’s feelings.

      Agreed that they’re cowards, though.

          • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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            1 年前

            What are you protecting if the American companies destroy their European competitors, and break Europe into small irrelevant pieces in the process? You are just postponing the issues and making them much worse in the long term. Appeasement is never the right strategy when the other side’s goal is to destroy you.

            • gon [he]@lemm.eeEnglish
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              1 年前

              Appeasement is never the right strategy when the other side’s goal is to destroy you.

              You’re an international policy expert? Lemmy really does have every sort of person!

              Look, I don’t like that the EU is going easy on monopolies, and I don’t like the appeasement strategy either. I was just pointing out that this isn’t about Trump’s “feelings,” but rather the well-being of everyone who is affected by these policies.

  • dumnezero@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 年前

    We need to start shaming businesses and people who have “social media” on those platforms, like with X-Twitter.

  • molten@lemmy.world
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    1 年前

    As an American: fuck the US. Tax and fine the shit out of us. I’ll go hungry for a bit if it means real consequences for these pieces of shit.

      • molten@lemmy.world
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        1 年前

        Sorry. I read it like taxes on incoming American goods. From the US to EU. That would affect the economy of US based business and make things holistically worse by some amount for the business and would affect workers. Cuts, layoffs, etc…

        Correct me where I’m wrong though. I make assumptions a lot and skim a lot more these days with all the news but I always like to be more informed.