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France is a primary actor in the EU seeking to regulate Facebook. It appears the company is now publicly calling out the country's shady activities on their own platform -- clever, and no doubt a good bargaining chip.

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The sooner FB leaves the EU the better. I don't use it and i don't know anyone for whom FB is critical

Then again EU privacy initiatives are from German / Danish politicians

Facebook may only be popular among the older generation but platforms like Instagram and Whatsapp are the main social media and chat services used even among the younger generation at least in western europe. So I would say Facebook as a company is important in europe and by no means a small player.

of course it s a huge player but not crucial. there are even many smaller players who will certainly take over if FB is ever restricted

Facebook is still hugely important to people in their twenties in France

Agreed re: FB and EU. Nonetheless, the sooner France stops interfering in its former colonies, the better.

Some colonies have asked france to interfere

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