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1. abroszka33 · 1790500847 · focus · HN ↗

   I hope Lula wins and they will ban Facebook for good after the elections. This is an attack on Brazil’s sovereignty.

   1. avazhi · 1790502097 · focus · HN ↗

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      1. sjbzbeiks · 1790502489 · focus · HN ↗

         I mean … that would have large large costs when the Americans retaliate. I don’t think this is the easy call you claim it is for Europe.

         1. avazhi · 1790502831 · focus · HN ↗

            That’s my point. The Europeans heavily rely on America for all sorts of shit, but all the Europeans do is whine and complain about literally everything. I’m no trump or Facebook/zuckerberg fan, nor do I even live in America.

            But it’s actually laughable how much the Europeans complain about the Americans/American big tech while at the same time inventing no alternatives themselves and in fact relying on America for a whole host of shit, notably their defence. AI is another great example where the Europeans won’t cease complaining but don’t have and apparently won’t have a single frontier model of their own. Mistral is the best they’ve got lol.

            Europeans love to berate and criticise others for building something but won’t build it themselves (and they still use what’s being built in the end).

            Ban those big bad evil American companies or pipe down.

            1. ben_w · 1790503021 · focus · HN ↗

               > But it’s actually laughable how much the Europeans complain about the Americans/American big tech while at the same time inventing no alternatives themselves and in fact relying on America for a whole host of shit, notably their defence. AI is another great example where the Europeans won’t stfu with their whining but don’t have and apparently won’t have a single frontier model of their own. Mistral is the best they’ve got lol.

               That's like criticising people for complaining about cigarettes when they don't even have their own cigarette companies.

               > Ban those big bad evil American companies or pipe down.

               That would be stuff like this, in order to give the legal cover needed to resist counterclaims by the USA: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu&#x2F;en&#x2F;policies&#x2F;digital-services-act" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu&#x2F;en&#x2F;policies&#x2F;digital-se...

               1. [deleted] · 1790503533 · focus · HN ↗

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