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Does this mean we dont get to be tracked, data mined, ad-bombed, and exploited while our teens dont get depressed and sick from “social” media?

Well, if thats the price we pay, thats the price we pay… :)

  • Lvxferre@mander.xyzEnglish
    55·
    vor 3 Monaten

    If the products or “products” being withheld are deemed useful by their users, you’re bound to have someone filling the gap created by the butthurt tech giants leaving. Without all the associated data vulturing.

      • Lvxferre@mander.xyzEnglish
        10·
        vor 3 Monaten

        I wouldn’t say “capitalism”, given that some of the alternatives filling the gap to be non-commercial in nature.

    • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      4·
      vor 2 Monaten

      If we’re really lucky, those replacements might even become competition for the original products outside the EU, and drive the data vultures out of business.

      (Something has to go right in this timeline eventually, right?)

      • Lvxferre@mander.xyzEnglish
        1·
        vor 2 Monaten

        I feel like there’s a good chance that this happens, as long as they catch inside the EU, due to network effect.

  • knotthatone@lemmy.oneEnglish
    461·
    vor 3 Monaten

    This is more bark than bite, imo. They’re just threatening to withhold products at this point, but as the article points out:

    • Europe’s a big market and profit focused companies aren’t going to give that up just to make a point
    • Those that do will just encourage European competition to step up and fill whatever gaps might appear, which is just fine by the EU.

    So… go right ahead. Let’s see how this really plays out.

    • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      151·
      vor 3 Monaten

      And the products they are threatening to withhold are exactly the products we don’t want. Last time the tech giants threatened to leave entirely the EU asked when to plan the going away party. The current tactic from the giants isn’t much better

    • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      vor 3 Monaten

      Same argument for any case where cooperations bitch and whine about regulations.

  • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
    391·
    vor 3 Monaten

    "Meta has decided not to release a new multimodal AI model and related products in the EU.

    The move follows a similar decision last month by Apple to withhold its new Apple Intelligence features from Europe."

    Oh no. Wait. Come back.

  • RegalPotoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    301·
    vor 2 Monaten

    • Apple reversed log standing design policy to put a USB C charger in the iPhone because not selling iPhones in Europe was not a financially viable option.

    • Apple won’t launch their AI features in Europe because changing to comply with regulations is too hard

    These features aren’t that important then I guess?

  • brsrklf@jlai.luEnglish
    201·
    vor 3 Monaten

    Sounds like it’s working to me.

    Zuckbot, comply with GDPR or forget about EU.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    182·
    vor 3 Monaten

    If your “product” is stealing my information for your “AI” or extorting me to buy “dongles”, then please “withhold” it.