[seanmcdirmid]

> They also risk losing that entire market as well. Let's be honest, nobody loves F or G. If a decent competitor stands up people will gladly switch, even more if they market it as "by Australians for Australians".

Are Australians really so nationalistic? I thought they would mostly choose whatever tool allows them to do what they want as quick as possible.

> SV companies are big and great and all that, but to think they are above state jurisdictions is delusional.

Google can follow the law by simply not indexing Australians sites anymore, or they don't have to service Australians. If they are told to share revenue, they can choose to simply shut down the revenue source instead, especially if the cost of revenue sharing exceeds the revenue they are generating. FB/G aren't charities.

When GDRP came online, many web sites in the states found that blocking out EU viewers was cheaper than complying. That isn't going against EU law.