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[September 2024] JD Vance says US could drop support for NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms (www.independent.co.uk)

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JD Vance said that ‘American power comes with certain strings attached’

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[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

In his shoes, I would think twice - does their team really want to present their dirtiest laundry to the world - such as owing an election to a media oligarch?

As for the EU, it's a massive bureaucracy which still follows its own laws. It probably won't change track. There is no single person to change its track.

However, at this stage of the game, I have the nagging feeling that some American may downregulate Elon Musk directly, far before the EU manages to step on his precious toe.

[–] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They do not care. They are the worst people this side of Pol Pot and Stalin and still get all the votes for the republican party.

I think we should collectively block twitter on our routers and be done with it.

[–] PagingDoctorLove@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just curious, I left all my tech savvy in 2008. How is blocking Twitter any different from just not using it?

[–] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You won't generate traffic on embedded posts and you won't inadvertently open the site clicking on links

[–] PagingDoctorLove@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Gotcha, thanks for answering!

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

In his shoes, I would think twice - does their team really want to present their dirtiest laundry to the world - such as owing an election to a media oligarch?

Why do you think they care? Even if their followers didn't have cult-like devotion, the chances that we will ever have a free and fair presidential election ever again are extremely slim. Why should they care about optics?