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by briandear 2901 days ago
Except "20-years-old EU privacy laws" didn't risk 4% of global revenue. It also didn't risk activist lawsuits.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/25/17393766/facebook-google-...

Funny thing how DailyMotion isn't getting sued, but YouTube's parent company is.

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> Except "20-years-old EU privacy laws" didn't risk 4% of global revenue. It also didn't risk activist lawsuits.

That’s the point. When there’s no risk, nobody cares about their users’ privacy. That’s not an excuse for shutting down now that it’s legally risky to disrespect your users.

There's nothing funny; nobody uses or cares about DailyMotion.

Also, nobody got sued, ignorant reporters notwithstanding. Schrems only filed complaints with the regulators.