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X blocks EU Commission's advertising account after €120M fine

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34 points giuliomagnifico | 4 comments | 07 Dec 25 17:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bediger4000 ◴[07 Dec 25 17:37 UTC] No.46183441[source]▶
Tit-for-tat, justifiable maybe in terms of a simple understanding of game theory, but not justifiable in terms of looking like you're cooperating with authorities.

Another red flag that Musk considers himself a ruler, and not merely a leader, which is after all, just a citizen.

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NotGMan[dead post] ◴[07 Dec 25 17:50 UTC] No.46183532[source]▶
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cinntaile ◴[07 Dec 25 19:01 UTC] No.46184114[source]▶
The law definitely was voted for. Enforcing the law obviously doesn't require additional voting.
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nsoqm ◴[07 Dec 25 20:09 UTC] No.46184678{3}[source]▶
It was? I'm a citizen of the EU and I don't remember the DSA referendum. Maybe I was out that day.
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arielcostas ◴[07 Dec 25 21:42 UTC] No.46185462[source]▶
We the europeans voted a group of MEPs, who voted to approve such regulation. Or do you also vote every single law your country passes?
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nsoqm ◴[07 Dec 25 21:48 UTC] No.46185515[source]▶
No, but I don’t pretend the process is democratic.
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happymellon ◴[07 Dec 25 22:04 UTC] No.46185675[source]▶
Thats fair enough if you don't know what democracy is.
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1. nsoqm ◴[08 Dec 25 01:45 UTC] No.46187382{3}[source]▶
No, I do. Me voting for someone who votes for someone who writes a law is not democratic. I’m far too removed from the process. Maybe it’s you who doesn’t know what democracy is; consider that.
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2. coriny ◴[08 Dec 25 06:23 UTC] No.46189033[source]▶
The EU, like almost every democracy ever, is a "representative democracy":

> Representative democracy is a system where citizens vote for officials (representatives) to make laws and political decisions on their behalf, rather than voting on every issue directly, making governance of large populations more efficient while holding elected leaders accountable through regular elections. It's also called an indirect democracy and is the most common form of democracy, seen in the UK (MPs) or India (Members of Parliament).

Direct democracy has historically been completely impracticable. And even with modern comms, I still don't see a way of doing it in practice, personally. The direct democracy of ancient Greece was notoriously corrupt.

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3. hulitu ◴[08 Dec 25 07:28 UTC] No.46189433[source]▶
> Representative democracy is a system where citizens vote for officials (representatives) to make laws and political decisions on their behalf,

Except the officials vote on behalf of the lobbysts, not on behalf of the citizens.

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4. cinntaile ◴[08 Dec 25 07:58 UTC] No.46189591{3}[source]▶
It sure wasn't the big tech lobbyists cause they're not too happy about this.