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What a bullshit comment, Facebook needs to be more responsible with its massive power, it can ruin countries.

Europe needs to do something about the Silicon Valley companies, we can't build Chinese firewall but in order to have a chance for competition we need to come up with a plan. One possible way to fuck off FB is because it's spy machine that is very much illegal on some aspects.

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Europe doesn't need a plan. High level central planning has never succeeded in producing viable world-class competitors. That approach has already been tried and failed. European countries would achieve better results by setting up more favorable business climates and letting competition occur naturally.

(There's nothing wrong with European countries protecting their citizens with data privacy and security laws. But that's separate from competition.)

There is no need for central planning, but a little protection from central. There is nothing wrong with protectionism.

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