Someone said once something which really describes this well:
The EU hasn't contributed ANYTHING to the internet, but they are the ones who want to regulate it the most. :(
The EU hasn't contributed ANYTHING to the internet, but they are the ones who want to regulate it the most. :(
And if by the EU you mean its countries, you're so wrong it's not even funny, but the US bubble is strong
The company who initiated this lawsuit is http://www.foundem.co.uk/.
This website looks like absolute shit, it doesn't even render properly on mobile, but hey, if they fail they just blame Google search for their mistakes and the EU backs it without second thoughts after the US has fined VW recently for actual fraud.
This isn't really a thing you realize, right? But what is a thing is many European countries wanting to gut encryption. Enjoy your non-secure communications.
> "your extortionate roaming fees when you walk closer to Canada"
What does that even mean? Many carrier plans now include roaming throughout Canada and Mexico by default. That covers over twice the land mass of Europe.
So while one could very well argue that it was a happy accident, it would not be very wise to argue that EU has not contributed ANYTHING to internet.
Of top of my head:
1. WWW was created in CERN, which is funded mostly by EU countries [1]
2. Linux which accounts for more than 2/3 of web servers was created in Sweden.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN#Member_states_and_budget
How about Linux?
How about C++?