[christkv]

Their goal is to create a presedent so they can start applying it to platforms they don't like. Its happening all over Europe not just the UK and the plan is clear. They want to repress discourse that is not officially sanctioned.

[deaddodo]

They can try to set whatever precedent they like. But US courts won't accept the argument, so it'll just stay a fee that accumulates on some paper ledger.

[ls612]

And then the children of the admin are traveling somewhere and get yoinked as leverage by the UK/EU/Brazil/Whoever and all of the legal arguments in the world won't do you any good. There is only one law that matters in the real world as much as so many westerners want to put their head in the sand about it.

[whatever1]

The real goal it to start banning US sites like fb,aws etc so that Europe starts building their own

[zer00eyz]

> Europe starts building their own

They have had decades to do this. They have not.

Risk aversion and Regulation are the heart of the issue.

Same things that have flattened the American housing market for the last 30 years.

[whatever1]

They did not because they were in the honeymoon with the US. They were buying weapons and expensive American services in exchange for security. This era is over.

Today building social network or a cloud provider is a trivial exercise. If the financial incentive is there (aka ban of US services), they will pop out like mushrooms.

[christkv]

Nah fb, aws etc will comply. They have no spine.