European governments have long taken a stronger stance against Facebook than the U.S., and that trend continued this week with reports that Irish regulators may order the social media giant to stop sending user data to the U.S. The reported ruling comes a few months after the European Court of Justice stated that this data…

European governments have long taken a stronger stance against Facebook than the U.S., and that trend continued this week with reports that Irish regulators may order the social media giant to stop sending user data to the U.S. The reported ruling comes a few months after the European Court of Justice stated that this data transfer doesn’t “adequately protect” the privacy of European citizens.

  • ex_06
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    4 years ago

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    • michelOP
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      4 years ago

      So for additional context: Facebook always claims it benefits small businesses and thus the economy (and doesn’t talk much about how its digital advertising duopoly with Google is ruining the news industry - and makes the manipulation of public discourse by news feed and its algorithmic promotion of fringe groups even harder to check)