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by jonas21 2983 days ago
Google did effectively pull out of China in 2010 [1].

But in the case of the GDPR, it probably helps Google and Facebook more than it hurts them -- they can afford to jump through all of its hoops while smaller competitors might have trouble. It's essentially a barrier to entry.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_China