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Google decides it won't comply with EU fact-checking law (www.engadget.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

It would have to be an EU run search engine, otherwise which government?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Nah I don't think the government should run a search engine

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Who do you trust more, Google or the EU?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The EU. I don't use google search. I use a degoogled android rom firefox and only use the bare minimum of google search engines. I think the government should promote conditions where fair competition against google is actually possible.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I trust neither

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's fine, but then who does the search engine?

    You can do things decentralized, and if you look into it, the EU is happy to fund projects to create decentralized internet services. Case in point, Lemmy's primary funder is the EU.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I use brave, but only the search

    Funding an existing project like Lemmy is different than hiring people to create a lemmy

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    They are not just funding existing projects like Lemmy, they are actively encouraging new projects by providing funding for "open internet" style stuff.

    Though yes you are right, it is different from directly hiring people, since if they did that, it would be very hard to relinquish direct control of the project. Corps can't act solely for the common good, governments have that as their stated mission.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I'm fine with some funding for other people who are running things for public benefit. The difference is a meaningful one, since governments have rules about how they do contracting work. It ends up with companies that focus on government contracts that know all the rules and have the connections.

    A couple of people running an open source project don't have the same restrictions

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