As a British person, a “Techsit” of foreign tech companies from Britain would be huge pain. But it would also be a painful lesson I think the country really needs to learn.
Comment on Why US tech giants are threatening to quit the UK
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Clearly the UK cannot, and should not, be held to ransom by US tech giants. But the services they provide are widely used by millions of people. And rightly or wrongly, there is no UK-based alternative to those services.
Looks like the UK is in no position to do jack shit.
thehatfox@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
What are tyou talking about? The EU is trying to read people’s texts and emails just as much as the UK.
eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
They had literally the best deal in the EU and pissed it away because 50%+1 of their voting base are racist morons.
Zero pity for anybody who voted Leave. Sadly, I know more than a few Remainers who are stuck in the bed their countrymen shit in.
Eavolution@kbin.social 1 year ago
Rather annoyingly NI (where I'm from) didn't vote to leave, but its affecting us the worst (and sort of best) by far. A lot of Unionists won't accept being treated differently to the rest of the UK, and won't accept any kind of even theoretical border in thr Irish sea.
However we cannot have a border at all across Ireland. Funny enough the solution was an area of free movement, trade, and common laws.
Much like the EU.