I think the 2 points the article makes about that are pretty valid though. It’s most probably more than Facebook’s revenue in this single country plus it’s just the beginning.
Companies operate at a loss in certain markets all the time in order to keep competition out. Even if they’re not profitable in Norway, they don’t want a Norwegian social network muscling in on their territory.
I would love for the EU to just go all-out hardcore privacy protection and fine GAFAM et al. into fucking oblivion for not complying. If they shut down services, that’s probably for the better, although it will be a rough awakening for most people (probably including myself)
I think the 2 points the article makes about that are pretty valid though. It’s most probably more than Facebook’s revenue in this single country plus it’s just the beginning.
Companies operate at a loss in certain markets all the time in order to keep competition out. Even if they’re not profitable in Norway, they don’t want a Norwegian social network muscling in on their territory.
It must be nice to live in a country that actively protects its people.
I would love for the EU to just go all-out hardcore privacy protection and fine GAFAM et al. into fucking oblivion for not complying. If they shut down services, that’s probably for the better, although it will be a rough awakening for most people (probably including myself)
GAFAM?
The big 5 tech: Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft
There’s a few other acronyms for the same, this is the one I remember most often
Just a guess:
Google
Amazon
Facebook
Apple
Microsoft
Aka facegoomicrappama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQzCqkIQ60
Google Amazon Facebook Apple Microsoft
Protectionism🤮
Protecting people is good, actually
But Freely Trading people is bet-
Wait a second.