Style aside, what do you think he should do? Faced with a law that not only imposes disproportionate fines (more than revenue from the country), but on the surface also requires blocking globally, there are really only a few things to do:

1. Challenge the law in court

3. Influence the law via political means

3. Try to sway public opinion so 2. may be easier

4. Give in and play ball

5. Exit the country entirely

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sumedh 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Challenge the law in court

Do the courts in Italy work or do they do what the govt wants them to do.

	▲	blacklanzer 19 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The government complains everyday about the judges and it's trying to make a referendum to make judges angry, so I wouldn't say courts do what govt says
	▲	kubb 18 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes, the judiciary is an independent branch in Italy, alongside the executive and the legislative.

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wmf a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It looks like he skipped 1 and 2 and went straight for option 3. I wonder why that is.

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Wyverald a day ago | parent [-]

how ever did you reach that conclusion? For 1, his tweet literally says "That, of course, is DISGUSTING and even before yesterday’s fine we had multiple legal challenges pending against the underlying scheme." 2 is something that happens behind the doors, and it's rather uncharitable to just assume he skipped it.

	▲	wmf a day ago \| parent [-]
		That's fair, but he also didn't give any specifics. If Cloudflare is suing Italy there should be some documents we can read.

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aforwardslash 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What did the other major companies do?