Europe faces Facebook blackout. Ireland’s data authority informs its EU counterparts that it will block the platform from sending user data to the US.

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  2. Just more national and corporate dick-swinging. There’ll be lots of bartering behind closed doors and, miraculously, they’ll reach an agreement and everything will carry on as usual.

  3. What about FB Messenger? It’s the most common instant messaging app in many European countries. I never understood why Whatsapp is used more than Messenger in some countries as Messenger is used in both phones and computers, while Whatsapp is used only on phones.

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