Zuckerberg urges Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies

https://www.politico.eu/article/zuckerberg-urges-trump-to-stop-eu-from-screwing-with-fining-us-tech-companies/

by IAdmitILie

49 comments

  2. Countries and markets have laws, if he doesn’t want to apply them, he’s free to shut down his services in the EU. No one forces him to continue his operations here.

  3. And this is why he went full retard and started peddling to the conservatives. Dont like our rules? Then get out.

  4. USA don’t make those kind of rules over here you fucking android and if Trump is going to introduce tariffs on us anyway then he really doesn’t have any leverage

  5. It’s absolutely essential that we show these oligarchs that they can’t have their way here in Europe.

  7. So that’s why he declared that Meta will now be spreading Trumpian propaganda, that’s what he wants in exchange.

  8. Freedom of speech. Freedom of choosing not to follow laws. Freedom here and freedom there.

    Rich USians want to do as they please a d they´ve found an ally in Trump.

  9. He can leave the EU with his businesses. Take twitter along with him. Good riddance.

  10. Let’s stop using US companies in the EU!
    Ban Facebook and X.

  11. What to take from this is that EU regulates and USA does not.

    So it is important that politicians in Europe does not end up being subsidized by USA campanies like they do in the US.

  12. Didn’t he threaten EU Meta will cease operating here? So… what are you waiting?

    Meta is literally a cancer of the internet.

  13. We need to fine them, but people need to realize that now they have Trump to protect them. He will 100 % implement painful retaliation if we don’t allow the FB and X brainrot to be spread in Europe. Sad times when the US and Europe are at odds, but Trump treats the enemies of the US better than its allies.

  14. Deleting social media gets more and more attractive every day !

  15. This is absolutely unacceptable.  We should just ban these platforms and weather the flack.

  16. Fuck that! Fine the shit out of them! Meta and Twitter are a blight on humanity.

  17. Funny how the US is currently trying to ban Tik-Tok because they are worried about Chinese propaganda and at the same time trying to force us to let US social media go unchecked

  19. Zuckerberg went full MAGA with a pedal to the profit.

    These corporate billionaires have no respect for humanity.

  20. Zuck can put FB in his ass. I won’t cry a single tear for it. 

  21. EU is not fining US tech companies. EU is holding companies operation within EU accountable to EU law.

  22. First thing, Europe needs to catch up in tech and cut all dependency on non European tech. Second, keep fining all companies when they break the law.

  23. Dont bow down EU. Or we will be a slave nations to these billionaire fucks

  25. The EU and its states will do just fine without this data leaching parasite’s services and “innovation”.

  29. This display of influence in the US government should be alarming and push our politicians towards a stronger, more united, more independent EU.

    But I have a better idea. What if we allow our right wing and far right politicians to get millions of euros under the table from American corporations and to distract the public with agendas like immigration or silly trump wanting to buy Greenland so these corporations can cement even harder their monopolies and strengthen their grip on European citizens and culture????

  30. Lads, seriously, screw this bollocks . Europe should follow US and block TikTok, and also add Twitter. And put Zuck on notice.

    It’s plainly obvious now how the concentration of power and extremist enabling business models of these companies is detrimental to society. It’s been obvious for years.

    I know you’ll have entire industries that will complain because they’re so reliant on these platforms but necessity is the mother of invention. We can’t keep appeasing the monster.

  33. If European companies have to abide by US laws and face US fines and penalties for breaking them, American companies have to abide by European laws and face European fines and penalties for breaking them. Simple as. If you don’t want to be bothered, kindly fuck off.

  34. I mean if you dont want to pay fines for breaking the rules… why not just stop breaking the rules?

  35. EU, stay strong and united!!!
    We don’t need Maga or tech-assholes. Seems we are the last free people in the world. Time to build a strong European army

  36. It really shines a light on Europe’s failure to build our own tech infrastructure. For a decade and a half now we have been selling our data and private lives in exchange for social media dopamine.

    We desperately need our own tech infrastructure and companies that reflect our own values.

  37. It’s always ok with the tech billionaires to play by the rules with China and Russia, but it’s always a problem to play by the EU rules….

  38. If you want to do business in Europe, follow European laws. Quite simple

  39. That explains Zuck brown nosing Trump and the fascists – he wants to use the fascist State to threaten Europe with military/economic consequences for regulating tech.

  41. Last time I checked, this was not Trump’s call. In fact, it still will not be once he actually IS president again…

  42. Our values are really clinching here. Lets see if american corruption can also ruin the EU

  43. So now that he has applied the requested anti-trans, anti-immigrants, anti-factcheking policies, he asks for the promised compensation

  44. Stop using his products. Your attention span and mental health will thank you for it.

  45. Last time I was downvoted for saying this, but we banned Russian propaganda outlets over Ukraine.

    I don’t really see any legal block preventing us from banning hostile US propaganda outlets other than the will of treacherous oligarchs that want the return of fascism to Europe.

  46. I don’t see these oligarchs crying to daddy president when China demands their own version of these platforms to do commerce there. 

    They view Europe as something they can bully into submission. This arrogance needs to be challenged — I honestly don’t care if it sours relations with our only friendly superpower.

    It’s just not worth the feeling of being *underneath* US strength when they’ve spent the last 80 years begging us not to remilitarise in exchange for global influence and defensive assurances. 

    How dare they use these terms as leverage. 

  47. We need our own alternatives for Meta, Twitter and Tiktok. I’m tired of these CEOs trying to control our legislation. EU is the only institution that has common sense legislation. I suggest them to just shut down their businesses in here if they don’t agree with our principles.
    After the tiktok mess with the Romanian election we have to be more cautious.

  48. Man, the mask has really come off. These guys are not even pretending to give a shit about laws or sovereignty anymore, it’s just full-blown oligarchy on full display at this point.

  49. Time to change tax laws that mean it doesn’t matter where your headquarters are, that if your content/site is available in a country, you are getting taxed a portion of the revenue from that country or you get turned off.

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