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Why are you so ignorant? Is your default always to pretend you know something that apparently you know nothing about. The European Union kowtowing to big tech because it benefits them is the facts. You pretend they are regulating them and I am just pointing out the obvious that they really aren't.
I am fairly certain you don't know shit. Please spare me your garbage pretending 1% of their budget for one year is some big bad penalty and not just an extremely minor cost of doing business.
You provide no evidence to refute anything I have said because I am fucking right and you are just acting like a little bitch boot licker at this point.
You are so fucking delusional it isn't funny. You think you know but you have not even scratched the surface of what is going on. You denying that the big tech companies have a stranglehold on Europe is hilarious. Show me the proof that Europe has moved away from big tech or even put their foot down.
I mean at this point you are fucking goose stepping towards complete corporate rule (actually you are already there). Europe never had a chance apparently and you think GDPR is going to save you from the dystopia you haven't even realized you are living in. It wasn't a bad idea, but it was just the start of what was needed.
Instead of continuing this crusade we get fucking chat control. So pardon me if I am disappointed for you since you don't have enough sense to be disappointed yourself.
I am so glad you care about your digital footprint, now if you can convince everyone else to do the same perhaps there is some hope left.
Oh lordy you telling me about gobbling up propaganda. Please point out a news outlet besides maybe Techdirt that even approaches what I am saying. The truth is you are the one eating propaganda and puking it all over Lemmy.
Another long raving with zero substance or no serious arguments?
You not being able to tell difference between revenue, budget and profit really shows how "educated" you are and how "deep" your understanding of world of business is.
But as a fully honest and by no means maleficient advice. Reading news and opinions from different angles than your own is never a bad thing. I engourage you to read some articles from other countries. Most bigger news sites have some if their articles translated to english too.
I am glad you have conceded to all my points as you have been unable to refute them. These points are (since your reading comprehension is about zero).
Europe governments benefits from big tech surveillance so they are not keen on regulating them in any real way. There is a huge difference between what the people want and what the government wants. While Europe has made some minor strides in increasing the power of the state over corporations they have done almost nothing to increase the power of the people. This is, of course, by design.
The meager fines they have placed on big tech are next to nothing, have not even been enforced, will be litigated for the next decade, and most importantly not changing their behavior as they are still breaking the law. With gems like, "Research indicates that 90% of Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) are not fully respected by companies".
The actual regulations they have passed have benefitted big business because they are the ones with the capital to be able to follow the law which costs a lot in compliance. Furthermore they have the lawyers and ability to fight the fines indefinitely. Too little too late doesn't even begin to cover the reality we are facing.
You not being able to actually have a conversation about this and instead being in complete denial is the reality here. When you are ready to have a real conversation about Europe getting bent over by big tech I am ready. I won't hold my breath though because you sure like your high horses
I actually hope you are right and Europe does smack down big tech, reduces corporate influence, and develops its own tech sovereignty. Unfortunately, I know they are actually addicted to spying on their citizens and big tech gives them exactly what they need. Even if they replace them (the only way forward) they will likely just build a similar system themselves.
Here are a few articles I read today. Have fun trying to read your local news. I am sure they will offer tons of insight about this issue.
https://edri.org/our-work/move-fast-and-break-big-techs-power/
https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/06/rethinking-eu-digital-policies-from-tech-sovereignty-to-tech-citizenship?lang=en