Matt MassicotteJun 10
Probably just a coincidence that Apple is getting into a very public confrontation with one of the most important democratic institutions in the world
Show threadnutsmugglerJun 10
@mattiem while they had no problems whatsoever complying with the Chinese legislation 🥸
Show threadinket Jun 10
@nutsmuggler @mattiem Isn't that a feature of democratic countries? Apple can push back and negotiate instead of complying with everything without risking losing business? See UK encryption laws... we can agree that it wouldn't have benefitted users to add backdoors, right?
Show threadLeeloo

@inket @nutsmuggler @mattiem
Sounds to me like you got it backwards. Dictatorships (or whatever you want to call China) don't have a lot of options, other than disobeying the law.

Where as in a democracy, you're supposed to vote for someone willing to change the law.

If corporations with enough money get to disregard the democratic process, our democracy isn't going to last long. And the EU already has a reputation of being more for the rich than it is a democracy. Especially the EU kommission.

Jun 10 at 8:24pmWeb
Show threadinket Jun 10
@leeloo By disregard you mean deciding not to release Siri AI in the EU? As in still compliant with the DMA, otherwise they would be getting fined again already, right?
Show threadLeelooJun 10

@inket
If that's what you meant by push back, I misunderstood your statement.

Following the law is definitely an acceptable outcome, even if some politicians disagree. (Though lying about what the law requires is not).