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Silicon Valley is a uniquely American creation, the product of an entrepreneurial spirit and no-holds-barred capitalism that now drives many aspects of modern life.
But the likes of Facebook, Google and Apple are increasingly facing an uncomfortable truth: it is Europe's culture of tougher oversight of companies, not America's laissez-faire attitude, which could soon rule their industry as governments seek to combat fake news and prevent extremists from using the internet to fan the flames of hatred.
While the U.S. has largely relied on market forces to regulate content in a country where free speech is revered, European officials have shown they are willing to act. Germany recently passed a law imposing fines of up to 50 million euros ($59 million) on websites that don't remove hate speech within 24 hours. British Prime Minister Theresa May wants companies to take down extremist material within two hours. And across the EU, Google has for years been obliged to remove search results if there is a legitimate complaint about the content's veracity or relevance.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by looorg on Friday November 03 2017, @07:13PM (3 children)
I'm not saying I'd be fine with that. I'm saying that if you want to sell your warez in Europe you adapt to the local laws just like European companies that want to sell their stuff in America adapt to the american ways and laws. If one doesn't like it then try peddling the stuff on one of the other continents. Except they won't accept the american way either, just ask China. But the high paying consumer market in Europe is just to juicy to give up. So you adapt and then apparently cry like a bitch about it to the WSJ or your share holders or whomever.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @08:56PM
No, they only have to do that if they have a US office. Should the law of England and Wales suddenly apply to a NYC apartment if I want to travel over and crash on someones couch for a week? Why would it be different for me interacting with people on a US based forum?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday November 03 2017, @10:14PM (1 child)
Ahh. Roger. Personally, I think Europe would blink first if their people were suddenly cut off from most of the top sites on the Internet.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 4, Informative) by c0lo on Friday November 03 2017, @11:14PM
You may be surprised how fast those services will be replaced by local clones. Look at yandex and the like.
I know for a fact many apps have clones in the language of their country - happens a lot in my country of origin.
They won't have zillions of subscribers, won't ever go global, but they do charge low fees for their service and are operating under a much stricter privacy legislation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford