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> It's available in 174 countries.

Basically the entire world, except countries that specifically targeted American Big Tech companies for increased regulation.

> Europe has gone to great lengths to make itself an incredibly hostile environment for online businesses to operate in.

This is such an understated point. I wonder if EU citizens feel well-served by e.g. the pop-up banners that afflict the global web as a result of their regulations[1]. Do they feel like the benefits they get are worth it? What would it take for that calculus to change?

1 - Yes, some say that technically these are not required. But even official organs of the EU such as https://europa.eu continue to use such banners.

parent runako 2 years ago

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