helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Meta has all the power here. WhatsApp is ubiquitous in the EU. If they just shut it down, so many systems would be utterly fucked. They have to walk it back.
But I’m sure they don’t have the balls and don’t care, they’d just point at the gov and say “they made us do it!”.
Nomad@infosec.pub 1 month ago
UK… Not EU… Haven’t you heard of Brexit? They wouldn’t be allowed to do shit like that in the EU.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Listen. I’m American. You can’t expect me to keep up with all the incredibly confusing regions and governments over there.
boonhet@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Upvoted you because I’m an euro and I still kinda agree with you. If Texas secedes, I have no idea what the implications are for legislation and court cases. It’s like half the size of the UK by population and 3x as big by area.
Sure everyone heard of brexit, but I’m sure many outside of the EU don’t know what it really is plus it took so damn long I honestly believed it might not even happen.
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 month ago
If Texas secedes, they can have fun on their own with their kangaroo court politics.
Truth be told, if Texas were to actually succeed in seceding, it would likely lead to a domino effect of other southern states following suit, and a royal fracturing of the US. How that plays out is anyone’s guess.
sugartits@lemmy.world 1 month ago
If we have a war, will you be able to keep up then?
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Nope.
Nomad@infosec.pub 1 month ago
Haha. I guess I also know only about the special children of America. Like Alabama xD
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 month ago
The EU is literally trying to do it right now: theverge.com/…/eu-chat-control-law-propose-scanni…
fluxc0@lemmy.world 1 month ago
afaik that law got snuffed out
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 month ago
For now, maybe.