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Who Got Next Flex? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I had to update the pic; forgot the biggest culprit -Microsoft. They got slapped with a fine of $731 million. I try not to think about this company at all but I had to fix it. The meme gods had to be appeased.
Also, I remember that Nextflix only bent the knee by agreeing to 30% of their content being local, but really tempted to add 'em.
Hopefully the Next Flex will be Netflix - for the meme-ability. Elon won't do it, he would have already done. He is just exercising free speech, nothing more. If he does get in the ring, then I'll join X 😬 & pay his subscription for a year. 👀

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I realised something. If all of these big tech firms collectively banded together and left the EU market in joint protest towards their regulations, how quickly would these countries go into civil unrest?

Social media addiction is no joke...

[-] [email protected] 95 points 2 years ago

About as quickly as alternative platforms can replace them because of the incredible market advantage.

[-] [email protected] 51 points 2 years ago

Lemmy, Threads and Mastodon proved they just move to the next network.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

Threads is a terrible example of this. They just made everyone with an instagram account there. Not saying the others are better examples, mastodon has quite the user numbers by now but is probably still too niche in use.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

It would be nice with alternative platforms, but I think each and everyone of the originals would break the coalition attempting to screw the rest over and gain the market, long before alternatives could be made.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

I don't think these sites have anything inherent that can't be replicated and replaced rather quickly

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I mean, the established userbase and subsequently communities. That's why I still look at Reddit sometimes, there are some communities that aren't effectively on the Fediverse due to lack of users.

But yeah. forcing the entire population out of a social media plattform by leaving the EU would change this quickly.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Man i hope so. That would be the wet dream of any free alernative and startup

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

People might actually get some rest. The last few years have been hectic due to social media.
I see your point though. Like how people took to the streets to protest the change of coca cola in '85. One protester went as far as say:

“This makes me angry. I'm angry, and I'm mad. I feel injured. Betrayed. Like a sacred trust has been violated ... People are having anxiety headaches. They've been placed in a distressed state."

... because New Coke didn't taste the same - they had to go back to coke 'classic'. 🤷‍♂️

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Because there are no alternatives?

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Also EU: Strip all of your clothes, just in case you are hiding CSAM in them pockets.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

What's up with Marriott?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Marriott Hit With £18.4 Million GDPR Fine Over Massive 2018 Data Breach.
Source:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlypage/2020/10/30/marriott-hit-with-184-million-gdpr-fine-over-massive-2018-data-breach/

I didn't even add all the companies, running out of floor space lol. I only added those with multi-million euro fines. Many omitted for settling unspecified amounts.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

First post - K.O.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

US gets more consumer protections against predatory practices from EU authorities than US ones at this point...

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

why is british airways there

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