Google has told the EU that it will not comply with a forthcoming fact-checking law. The company says things are fine as they are.
  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    1 day ago

    Google has told the EU that it will not comply with a forthcoming fact-checking law.

    Perfect time to implement sky-high fines for non-compliance.

    • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
      311·
      1 day ago

      Ah, but that’s why US Big Tech is splooshing cash all over President Felon and hoping he saves them from evil communist European consumer protections.

      • anticunt4444@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        10 hours ago

        I hope we could disconnect the cables tbh.

        Just imagine a yankless internet. How glorious it would be

      • CitizenKong@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        1 day ago

        Yep, they’re hoping Trump will pressure the EU to get rid of their pesky consumer protections. They don’t even make any profits for billionaires!

          • j4yt33@feddit.orgEnglish
            4·
            10 hours ago

            I mean Putin’s weaselly little far right lackeys are scarily close to being in government in a few European countries now (or already are, Hungary and Slovakia). So who knows

            • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
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              8 hours ago

              The good news is that, when Putin goes, they’ll go too. There are some other dependancies that you can easily work out.