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Meta says it won’t sign Europe AI agreement, calling it an overreach

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297 points rntn | 4 comments | 18 Jul 25 17:56 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rockemsockem ◴[18 Jul 25 18:41 UTC] No.44608323[source]▶
I'm surprised that most of the comments here are siding with Europe blindly?

Am I the only one who assumes by default that European regulation will be heavy-handed and ill conceived?

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notyourwork ◴[18 Jul 25 22:45 UTC] No.44610625[source]▶
What is bad about heavy handed regulation to protect citizens?
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1. terminalshort ◴[19 Jul 25 01:44 UTC] No.44611793[source]▶
This is the same entity that has literally ruled that you can be charged with blasphemy for insulting religious figures, so intent to protect citizens is not a motive I ascribe to them.
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2. computer ◴[19 Jul 25 11:33 UTC] No.44614606[source]▶
What entity specifically?
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3. terminalshort ◴[19 Jul 25 13:48 UTC] No.44615461[source]▶
The EU Court of Human Rights upheld a blasphemy conviction for calling Muhammad (who married a 9 year old) a pedophile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.S._v._Austria_(2018)
4. 1718627440 ◴[19 Jul 25 14:26 UTC] No.44615721[source]▶
But it IS protecting citizens from blasphemy.