Post AGCYz0WDPddMBdebuC by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AGCUOQ6GwF7qzlokro by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2022-02-06T12:53:27Z
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Wasn't it like 3 years ago or something that #Facebook threatened to quit as well over some EU-compliance thing as well? And the result was an embarrassing cascade of "# dontbanfacebook," "# savefacebook" hashtags coming from within it with pretty much nothing changing? Isn't it basically happening again this time?https://www.cityam.com/mark-zuckerberg-and-team-consider-shutting-down-facebook-and-instagram-in-europe-if-meta-can-not-process-europeans-data-on-us-servers/Talk about a global, manipulating, fucking disgusting drama queen.(Accuracy of this toot may be off - I haven't used their stuff for over a decade)
(DIR) Post #AGCV0ydYylqr77m5ZZ by TheGuyNamedNil@fosstodon.org
2022-02-06T13:00:14Z
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@kzimmermann wow that's great news
(DIR) Post #AGCVPdAhvMH5mP28NE by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2022-02-06T13:04:52Z
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@TheGuyNamedNil it does brighten the day, but chances of it actually happening are slim, I think...
(DIR) Post #AGCX8QczVZytrSBiBU by mplammers@fosstodon.org
2022-02-06T13:24:08Z
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@kzimmermann I'm worried that it will work. People will want their product. And because it is going to be a streaming VR experience, it can not be pirated. Only available to those wearing their ZuckerHelmets. I fear artists will create something beautiful there and people will not be able to say no to it. And Zuckerberg knows this, this news means he's already leveraging this desire. Artists should pay attention and see their work is abused to promote an ill and illegal business model.
(DIR) Post #AGCYXHNx6ocmODZErw by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2022-02-06T13:39:51Z
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@mplammers Oh, I don't think "Facebook quitting for good" is a likely statement at all either. The entrapment strategy they've developed and perfected over the decades is exactly like you described.And even if that did happen, sadly I don't think the #fediverse would be seen as an alternative landing place by the huge majority - they'd just look for the next biggest guy in town.
(DIR) Post #AGCYoSfqOKjyK7847E by piokozi@fosstodon.org
2022-02-06T13:42:56Z
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@kzimmermann might this be what you are referring to? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/22/facebook-says-it-may-quit-europe-over-ban-on-sharing-data-with-usI would like it if Meta pulled their services from Europe, though I also doubt they'll do it, just as they hadn't done in 2020.I'm also curious if the recent drop in Meta's stocks will have any effect on the outcome, or their current focus on building a "metaverse".
(DIR) Post #AGCYz0WDPddMBdebuC by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2022-02-06T13:44:52Z
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@piokozi precisely, thanks for the refresher! And yeah, just like nothing changed back then, I don't think it will now either. Guess my original post didn't convey that last sentence strong enough.
(DIR) Post #AGCcMUUWRNWPfUkeS8 by msh@coales.co
2022-02-06T14:22:45Z
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@kzimmermann this is an obvious classic case of "regulatory capture" and i hope anti-trust regulators are taking notes.Facebook is #TooBigTooSucceed so I hope both sides stick to their guns and privacy protections remain in place and Facebook self destructs.Burn baby burn!(hey a person can dream right?)
(DIR) Post #AGCcf1pVEC1IHIP8Ay by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2022-02-06T14:26:06Z
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@msh > (hey a person can dream right?)Goddamn right they can! 🤞
(DIR) Post #AGCex192iFErH6FXIO by ketmorco@mastodon.technology
2022-02-06T14:51:44Z
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@kzimmermann my reaction to FB:Don't threaten us with a good time!
(DIR) Post #AGCiC7JQMdoIbozsTA by trebach@mstdn.social
2022-02-06T15:28:04Z
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@kzimmermann Call their bluff!