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[–] Embargo@lemm.ee 163 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm in Australia and I would like to say something about that. Come at us you stupid fascist cunt.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 81 points 5 months ago

As an American, I support this statement.

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago

American here.

They're like any other bully.

Break their nose.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 117 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I think the world would be a better place if we collectively perma-banned all American digital services (while helping NGOs/open source projects relocate their infrastructure and legal organisations out of the US).

There would be a lot more competition, a wider variety of product offerings, more regional customisation, a bigger focus on long tail services.

It would be messy at first, but that's the nature of a transition from an oligarch model to a competitive model.

While what I am saying may sound like a pipe dream or pettyness, but from my perspective everything starts from a small step.

And if you don't live in the US (but are unfortunately impacted by their internal politics), you do have to take a more sober attitude towards their claimed commitment to democracy, free markets and rule of law.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, in the new "might is right" world Trump is pushing for, it's better to start pushing back or get pushed over. In his "make a deal" world view, better to say to ban everything outright in two weeks. In his typical fashion, some compromises might appears the next day. Losing a few hundred million customers and large amounts of influence will sting him and his supporters.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I would argue the goal should be actually permanently getting rid of American technology services as opposed to getting a deal.

By this point American business leaders (not only in tech) have decisively proven that they are not any better than say russian oligarchs; a group of corrupt criminals who will happily support authoritarianism as long as they get to keep their businesses interests.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Plus allowing another countries tech to be embedded into government and services, military, and any other critical operations is an omnipresent national security risk. Doesn't matter if they're an ally.

Democracies should be run on 100% open source. The developed world could collectively employ less engineers than big tech and I am certain they could produce a better ecosystem of services, both through contributions to existing projects as well as greenfield, that would also provide wide reaching benefits to every other economy... and they could do it cheaper than big tech. It's easy to beat private companies that must enshittify to achieve constant profit growth.

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[–] kayazere@feddit.nl 102 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (13 children)

Strange, Big Tech has no inherit right to operate in foreign markets. If they want to be in those markets, they need to pay their fair share. I would be glad to see them pull out of those markets, but that won’t easily happen.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 79 points 5 months ago

Switch to open source everywhere, especially in government systems

Drop Microsoft, block meta, Google, and just get rid of Amazon

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 73 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I desperately desperately desperately want to read a headline that says "Ukraine signs rare mineral agreement with the European Union. Ukraine becomes a member of the EU and the EU gets large resources of rare minerals to supercharge their own homegrown tech industry and divest it from the United States of Trump"

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[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 64 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Part of the reason why I’ve recommended US based services to my Canadian clients was because of its speed due to proximity. Now that net neutrality has been gutted and ISPs are free to artificially slow down their services a la carte, the speed advantage is questionable. Now I recommend services in Canada where I find them and European alternatives when no closer ones are available.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 33 points 5 months ago

I don't pick based on country of origin, I pick based on privacy and other features. Unfortunately, that seems to knock out most US based services, which is sad because I'm American.

[–] plumbercraic@lemmy.sdf.org 53 points 5 months ago

Thanks Mr Trump - this really helps us sell our non-US technology to the Europeans. Keep on making stuff great again 🤘

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 52 points 5 months ago

"failed foreign economies"

Lol. Lmao, even.

Absolute clown.

[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 48 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's almost like Trump when to a seminar on the incredible healing power of tariffs, and believed every word he heard.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Baby learned a new word and it's eager to show it off.

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[–] SavageCoconut@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Lol, Trump is a clown. If netflix or other big tech is charging me for using their service in my country, and they have legal presence and activity in my country, they should be charged taxes in my country because they are generating econimic activity.

[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 36 points 5 months ago

“It’s time to be tough on Big Tech! And by tough, I mean I’m going to give Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg and all the rest the most vigorous blowjobs they have ever felt!” -Dumpy Trumpy

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He's like that over confident political blowhard on the internet who picked up on one term used in policy at some point and tried to wedge it in as the appropriate answer to everything.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 5 months ago

Sort of except the fact that he wants to be a dictator. Tariffs require no approval from Congress and it's the only peaceful offensive weapon he has at his disposal.

He knows better (at least let's hope he does) than to send troops anywhere for 90 days.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wonder what the correct answer is... should everybody in the world put even higher taxes on big tech now, or better taxes + tariffs?

[–] marv99@feddit.org 7 points 5 months ago
[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Who knew that Trump was so into Hawaiian solidarity. Gonna make the whole nation into an expensive island.

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

And this is how trump will stop immigration. Take away everything that makes people want to immigrate here like good jobs, a good economy, high standards of living... etc.

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Trump doesn't get Taxes doesn't he

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 25 points 5 months ago

Why would he? He doesn’t pay them.

[–] Philosofuel@futurology.today 19 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Let's just start accepting the tarrifs and keep doing what we have been doing

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

The sooner you isolate us economically, the sooner it will better for all of us.

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 16 points 5 months ago

I'm not sure what the goal is here, but it doesn't sound well thought out

[–] krull_krull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Us Europe trade war in 5...

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

The EU established an ACI (Anti-cooersion instrument) in 2023 that would be devastating to US interests.

Included in their response would be the suspension of all US intellectual property rights in Europe.

[–] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 13 points 5 months ago

He didn’t say anything about regulating them.

Tax revenue is small fry compared to the harm they can (and do?) cause.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

you mean musk

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Trump can tariff his asshole while he goes and fucks himself!

[–] airbreather@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

From the article:

Trump’s opposition to DSTs is not new: the Biden administration felt they disproportionately targeted US businesses and threatened 25 percent tariffs if they were not removed.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

"disproportionately targeted US businesses"

You want to have a monopoly, well guess what...

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[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Trump knows he has complete power and control.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

Far from it, but he has a surprisingly large number of ass kissers. Good luck maintaining orange baby's favor though.

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