If you prevent monopolies, and your neighbour doesn't, and your neighbour bullies you when you try to prevent their monopolies... it's not an easy situation.

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TulliusCicero 3 hours ago | parent [-]

That's really not the issue. EU tech companies aren't getting big enough to the point where "potentially a monopoly" is even a problem, other than maybe Spotify.

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palata 2 hours ago | parent [-]

They are not, but EU tech companies have to compete against US monopolies. And there are laws that prevent them from doing that.

https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition

	▲	TulliusCicero an hour ago \| parent [-]
		This blog post starts off with a long-winded, meandering rant. Do you have something more succinct and less rant-y to back up your assertion of > And there are laws that prevent them from doing that. ?