Good. now that it is done, can EU and the rest of the world push for regional ownership of Instagram, WhatsApp and Youtube without the US complaining unfair practices.

Chinese ownership as a security threat is currently in between reality and conspiracy realms but the US govt meddling as a threat is a proven reality worldwide.

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felipeerias 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I am European and live in Japan.

China is currently providing weapons for Russia to wage large-scale war in Europe, while supporting a dictatorship in North Korea that regularly launches nuclear-capable misiles in my general direction.

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Meekro 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The EU would have to put the US on a list of "foreign adversaries", with whatever political fallout comes from that. Not saying they shouldn't, but there will be downsides.

Since controlling these platforms is probably the best ROI for swinging public opinion, I'm sure it's a matter of time before they get seized (one way or another) and redistributed to reliable political allies.

	▲	2bitencryption 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Would they? There are already data residency laws, and the US didn’t have to be on any foreign adversary list for those to work, right?
	▲	aaronbrethorst 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		whether or not they formally put the US on such a list for trade purposes, clearly they see the US as such.