2026-01-09 17:02:28

Big Tech just got a regulatory break in Europe. Google, Meta, Amazon, Netflix, and Microsoft are dodging stricter obligations under the EU's incoming Digital Networks Act—despite years of pushback from European telecom operators demanding tougher oversight. The tech giants will essentially sidestep binding requirements that were originally intended to level the playing field. This regulatory shift could set a precedent for how global digital platforms handle compliance across different jurisdictions, especially as regulators worldwide continue reshaping digital market rules.

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GasFeeTherapist

· 9h ago

It's the same old trick again, is big tech really just the EU regulatory authorities' daddy? --- Laughing to death, these big companies say they hide and run, but telecom operators are practically useless. --- Wait, the Digital Networks Act was originally meant to balance things out, but it still got bypassed? --- Where are the EU regulatory authorities' faces? They wrote so many clauses in vain. --- Once a precedent is set, other parts of the world will also start to slack off. --- This is why I say that big tech is essentially a monopoly monster; money talks. --- It's another tug-of-war between regulation and capital, betting five bucks, and in the end, the big companies win.

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CryptoSourGrape

· 11h ago

If I had known that Big Tech is so good at playing political games, I should have gone all in on tech stocks...

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rekt_but_resilient

· 01-11 03:18

This is just the big tech company's usual trick. How did the EU regulators back down again?

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gas_guzzler

· 01-09 17:32

Coming back with this again? EU regulators are still too weak, completely dominated by tech giants.

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SellTheBounce

· 01-09 17:31

Regulators always need to be educated by big capital, and history has shown this every time. Large companies should hide or hide, and the principle of selling during rebounds applies everywhere.

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MoonlightGamer

· 01-09 17:25

Coming back with this again? EU regulators are also becoming more and more willing to compromise. These tech giants are truly unbeatable.

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YieldWhisperer

· 01-09 17:23

lol the regulatory theater never disappoints... actually let's look at the mechanics here—these "binding requirements" they're sidestepping? guarantee the loopholes were baked in from day one. classic capture pattern, seen this exact playbook since 2017.

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LiquidityOracle

· 01-09 17:15

Here we go again with this? EU regulatory authorities are really easing up on big tech companies...

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UnluckyLemur