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		Vespasian 80 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence It's quite ironic that they would have an easier time enforcing that if they were still part of the EU and could have been the deciding factor towards more regulation faster. The EU is big and rich enough to force Big Tech into submission under threat of loosing the market.

account42 77 days ago [–]

Well, it's not ironic. That's one of the main reason why countries form coalition: to increase their collective bargaining power globally.

Vespasian 76 days ago | [–]

The ironic part is that parts of the pro Brexit movement were convinced (from their messaging at least) that it worked the other way around.

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