The FTC notified companies like Google, Meta, and Apple that they must not apply the Digital Services Act, which regulates digital platforms, if it jeopardizes the freedom of Americans.
In practice this guidance is meaningless. If these companies flout laws, they’ll be fined or blocked entirely. They also don’t want the complexity of two different ways of doing the same thing. So, you know, they’ll comply.
Yes and no. Parts of the apparatus that are still functioning will try to. And then I’m sure the fascists will roll the penalties back or some shit.
Edit: I’m dumb; this is the US telling companies to ignore EU law. This will almost certainly lead to an even harder split between the US and EU. I hope the EU does not capitulate, because to do so would frankly be jaw-droppingly short-sighted in a strategic and geopolitical sense.
What does “roll the penalties back” mean exactly? The US doesn’t have jurisdiction over Europe. These companies operate in Europe based on their compliance with European law.
In practice this guidance is meaningless. If these companies flout laws, they’ll be fined or blocked entirely. They also don’t want the complexity of two different ways of doing the same thing. So, you know, they’ll comply.
Yes and no. Parts of the apparatus that are still functioning will try to. And then I’m sure the fascists will roll the penalties back or some shit.
Edit: I’m dumb; this is the US telling companies to ignore EU law. This will almost certainly lead to an even harder split between the US and EU. I hope the EU does not capitulate, because to do so would frankly be jaw-droppingly short-sighted in a strategic and geopolitical sense.
What does “roll the penalties back” mean exactly? The US doesn’t have jurisdiction over Europe. These companies operate in Europe based on their compliance with European law.