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beepboop77on A Chinese-Built Highway Drove Montenegro into Crippling Debt

I’m sorry but I don’t think that’s true. While the US has used military pressure/invasion there are little to no loans with such predatory terms. In fact the US gives a significant amount of aid to countries with few conditions.

beepboop77on A court ruling in Austria could censor the internet worldwide

I think you don't give American companies enough credit when it comes to appealing to various countries laws and opinions. It is disingenuous to say Europe or the rest of the world does not care about copyright when they have historically and increasingly laws that are as strict if not stricter than the US' when it comes to preventing copyright infringement. [1][2]

Nipples do reflect American sensibilities although it is understandable that many companies do not want to go down that road as it could lead to becoming distributors of porn. I think you will find that many countries outside of Europe agree or don't think that these rules go far enough.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_... [2] https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/06/33f524714d35-japa...