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They changed the blue check from an exclusive club of the rich and popular, to just Ive got a paying account. How is that misleading? Why does the EU have a say about design choices?
Why can a company be fined for not allowing "researchers" access to data? That seems bizarre to me.
I think there's a compelling case to be made for requiring large social media platforms to provide data access to researchers, considering the platform's incredible ability to influence elections and society at-large.
Why can a company be fined for not allowing "researchers" access to data? That seems bizarre to me.
> "Europe is taxing Americans to subsidize a continent held back by Europe’s own suffocating regulations," Carr said. And America is taxing Americans via tariffs to subsidize a corrupt executive branch lining its own pockets. At least Europe is looking out for a whole continent. Not just a handful of grifters.
I mean, is there really any reason to continue offering the service in Europe? I highly doubt the revenue is really worth the trouble.
His open stance and clear support or rebuke of various political figures and parties around the world is a clear indication of this.
> "Europe is taxing Americans to subsidize a continent held back by Europe’s own suffocating regulations," Carr said. And America is taxing Americans via tariffs to subsidize a corrupt executive branch lining its own pockets. At least Europe is looking out for a whole continent. Not just a handful of grifters.
Europe does tax its people a lot more. So the argument doesn't make sense.
Your reasoning is that taxation is always bad and the more you pay the worst, a very American view which I can understand given how badly US government spends money in this regard.
Why can a company be fined for not allowing "researchers" access to data? That seems bizarre to me.
That said, this is most likely a tit-for-tat by the EU against the Trump administration, because we live in a world where all countries (even the US) have now weaponized regulations for negotiating leverage.
Our red line in both the Biden admin as well as the current admin was the DSA. The EU's red line is not being included in any negotiation over the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. The US fights against the DSA by arguing about infringement on free speech. The EU then tries to fight back over market competition. And it goes on and on and on.
This is why a lot of businesses get antsy about trade wars.
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They changed the blue check from an exclusive club of the rich and popular, to just Ive got a paying account. How is that misleading? Why does the EU have a say about design choices?
The blue check symbolised (symbolises) being verified, i.e. this account belongs to who it says it does. But it doesn't carry out any/sufficient checks to actually verify that. See also: https://x.com/jesus/status/1590405986925543424