And then you become even more identifiable cause you're part of the 10 madmen in Google's database who do it

Not really to be honest. They're an authoritarian regime, but they do a lot of social policies. It's a weird mix but not a new one.

This is not a great interpretation of the situation. China has for a while adopted a protectionist direction. China complaining about other governments going in a similar direction is hypocrisy.

I am so glad they specified "not US", I almost thought that by "Europe" they actually meant "US"

It's not just about not using it, it's about punishing a company breaking the law, profiting from it, and feeding an authoritarian regime.

Fascists. Not necessarily nazis. Fascists come in many flavors of assholes.

They're worried. Good.

Protests aren't magic things. Especially when the stakes are so high, the government isn't going to just cave in with one protest, no matter how "productive". They need to happen again, and again, and again, to the point where it actually inconveniences them.

Take it from a french.

This is a step in the right direction, but these sanctions are really weak. You can do better.

Good luck having that shitty tech win over Europe, where fiber is proliferating particularly quickly. We all know satellite internet cannot come close to the speed and reliability of fiber.

Plus we hate Musk.

It's good for remote areas and at sea, it's shit everywhere else

... Was it ever since they got bought?

You're still part of traffic when you're on foot. And yes, it was 100% your fault and the cyclist was right to be pissed.