Biden urged to stop EU 'unfairly' targeting American tech::5 out of 6 'gatekeepers' are US-based so regulators across pond are just being mean to us, say lawmakers
Biden urged to stop EU 'unfairly' targeting American tech
3 years ago by L4sBot to c/technology
echo64 6 points 3 years ago
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speff 0 points 3 years ago
Ok. What about the president using the bully pulpit to call out price gouging after inflation has cooled down. Like last month. Or trying to tackle junk fees?
Plopp 1 point 3 years ago
Who said anything about trade war? And who said anything about everyone's interest? That's exactly the point, it's not in anyone's interest except American corporations. Ie the only interest that matters in the US.
KingThrillgore 41 points 3 years ago
As an American...I support the EU. Because America will always support the capitalists fucking you over, and the EU at least tries to do differently...
witheyeandclaw 1 point 3 years ago
Not south, though… Oh God, not south.
chuckleslord 27 points 3 years ago
Alternative title: American Corporations rail that they can't rampage, unchecked, across the entire globe like they can in America. They whine about this publicly to their paid lackeys the government.
TheFerrango 11 points 3 years ago
Maybe if US tech companies weren’t monstrous behemoths this wouldn’t be necessary
DuckOverload 7 points 3 years ago
Yeah, this has nothing to do with Biden. That said, it sounds like the rules are not being applied fairly. That said, it's not like America has fair, consistent policies or anything...
originalucifer 4 points 3 years ago
hey you conservative fuckwad, imagine if the world didnt revolve around the corporations that feed your political coffers.
BIDEN, imagine if you were for the people. god damn i hate this old republican.
RainfallSonata 10 points 3 years ago
Not to mention the way "gatekeepers" is used inside the article to refer to the media companies that are being targeted, and not the EU gatekeeping those companies' practices within the EU. This story is designed to be misleading all around.
originalucifer -5 points 3 years ago
dude, my bad, thanks!
i stand by my opinion he and the democratic party are really the republicans at this point. there are a handful of democrats and a room full of fascists.
originalucifer 1 point 3 years ago
yeah the one anecdote on one issue doesnt make up for 40+ years of democratic party's conservatism
Candelestine 3 points 3 years ago
Just out of curiosity, what do you think the mainstream repubs and the MAGA people are then, by comparison?
originalucifer 9 points 3 years ago
if it walks like a fascist and talks like a fascist and the entire party platform epitomizes fascist ideals, youre a fascist.
MrAlpharius 3 points 3 years ago
This is just sideways related, but considering how difficult is making anything because of the word "ITAR" it is absolutely normal EU is trying to go away as fast as possible from EEUU tech and companies and is regulating their behaviour here.
chemicalwonka 2 points 3 years ago
EU: I'm gonna target even harder
autotldr 2 points 3 years ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Bipartisan congressional representatives have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, demanding action over what they claim is the unfair targeting of US tech companies by the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The letter [PDF], signed by 22 congresscritters, complains that, out of six gatekeepers designated earlier this year under the DMA, five are based in the US and none in the EU.
Gatekeepers, per the European Commission, are companies that "provide an important gateway between businesses and consumers in relation to core platform services."
The representatives also took umbrage that large Chinese tech companies like Tencent, Alibaba, and Huawei weren't included as gatekeepers, "despite the fact that they are competing aggressively with US firms in the EU and other markets."
Samsung, having no other skin in the game, wasn't otherwise included, while Alphabet and Microsoft's other core platform services meant they stayed on the gatekeeper list.
"We strongly urge you to advocate for American companies and workers by insisting that EU policymakers administer and enforce their digital policies fairly," the representatives asked of Biden, seemingly oblivious to the fact that, of the ten largest tech companies in the world, six of them are headquartered in the United States.
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Maybe that's because American corporations suck, wouldn't it be great if Biden actually enforced anti-trust laws instead of bowing down to them.
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