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Apparently Farcebook threatens us all. They threaten to close down services in Europe. Oh bliss!
Mashable[^]
Not that those greedy elephanters ever will, but let us all join the dream for a moment.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I haven't had popcorn for a quite while, but this might do it.
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I just gave you a beer to go with the popcorn. 
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I just gave you a beer for giving him a beer, wait a second, I am underage...
Welp, see you guys later, my life just got ruined...  
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mashable wrote: Because of the impact the platforms' removal would have on European businesses, a continent without these main social media players is probably unlikely
Not really.
It is partially ideological; Europe doesn't allow companies to dictate law.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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How dare they defy our benevolent (cough, cough) capitalist overlords?!? 
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Europe doesn't allow companies to dictate law.
Hilarious
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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One can only hope they close down services in all countries. 
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I'm not normally a fan of the EU regulatory system, but I'll make an exception for Zuckerberg. I would hope that he spends all of his billions defending himself against violations of EU regulations, and ends up living under a bridge like any other troll.
Not likely, I know, but one can dream, can't one?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
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For once, Zuck and I agree 
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It was only a question of time. And this time, only this time, I root for the EU.
Despite them just hitting a competitor in being overbearing overlords and pissing on national independence
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Um ... can we add Twatter and TikTackky to that list? Please?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I think the appropriate response to them is, "do you promise?"
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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I'm curious... if you hate Meta (and their crappy apps / sites) so much - can we assume you already don't use them? If you don't use them, why do you care if they exist or not?
Nearly every response in this thread is the same. I don't get it.
Disclaimer - I don't care for any of Meta's crap either - I don't use them - and I wouldn't care one way or another if they shut them all down or added more.
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In part it may be jealousy, Zuckerberg is a nerd that actually made billions, he may be a thieving bastard but he got the prize. This irritates the crap out of the rest of us.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: he may be a thieving bastard
Reminds of a song lyric.Dylan Lyric: Steal a little and they throw you in jail
Steal a lot and they make you king
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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fgs1963 wrote: If you don't use them, why do you care if they exist or not?
Because it's the people who keep using their services who need all the help they can get to snap out of it.
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Ahhh… the “save the poor unwashed masses” approach. I like it!
I agree that social media has 1000x more negatives than positives. I could even get behind a plan to kill it all, but shouldn’t we get behind that plan regardless of Meta vs. EU?
Also, where do Internet forums like CP’s Lounge fit in? Might we be cutting off our noses to spite our face? Where does @ChrisMaunder fit in? He’s probably a few billion behind Zuckerberg but he may look pretty rich to some poor Canadian trucker. 
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In my case because they keep profiles of you, even when you don't use it.
I can't opt out for the like buttons of many webs, tracking pixels and other staff they use.
Additionally because I don't like such threats. They need us more than we need them, so what the hell do they do acting like a prepotent jerk?
Do you want to go? There is the door, please close it behind you.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Well, never toot someone else's horn.
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Subject to the legal limitations on making noise during certain hours of the day and in residential neighbourhoods - go ahead!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day Calendar[^]
Sadly, they didn't start early enough to let me see - way before 1995 - but it's an impressive catalog of space images anyway!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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They built the JWST in an attempt to photograph the day I was born. At least, it feels like that, some days.  
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