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[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 262 points 1 year ago

He should remove it from all countries. What a rich dumbass.

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 213 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What do we need to do to get him to remove it from America?

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 155 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Join the EU.

Or pass their Digital Services Act and GDPR Laws in the USA.

Sadly, for the USA, each option is about as likely as the other.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 78 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Get New York and California to pass it. Might be enough. California has sort of done it lol

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 44 points 1 year ago

California is the EU of America.

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’d vote to create the EAU. I think there’s a real thirst for having some sanity over here.

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a EU citizen - no thanks, unless you get like ten seats in the EU parliament at most.

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As a Californian, I am fully used to being horrifically underrepresented proportionally in national politics, danke. Tax our billionaires. Give us healthcare. Make us use public transportation and drive on better roads. Do your worst. I triple dog dare you.

[–] PupBiru@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

and as a citizen of a country other than the US, we’re very used to america being horrifically overrepresented in any sort of politics ever no matter what :p so swings and roundabouts i guess

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[–] drdabbles@lemmy.world 164 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Do it. Go on, do it. A real man would do it.

[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A real aerospace engineer would do it, c'mon Elon, you are one of those, aren't you?

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[–] thisisawayoflife@lemmy.world 138 points 1 year ago

Do it! Do it! Do it!

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 106 points 1 year ago

As a Brit, I've never been more angry at Brexit than right now, when we could have been on the cusp of losing access to Twitter. I'd have been free from the temptation to lurk occasionally, but noooooo, the fucking Tories had to go and "Get Brexit Done" and so we have to still live in a world where I feel compelled to go over there and gawk at the mess.

Bastards.

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 104 points 1 year ago

Don't threaten me with a good time!

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 99 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

... and he believed, I mean, really believed, that would be some kind of threat!

LMFAO!!

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know right?! "Don't threaten me with a good time, Elmo"

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago

lol please do it.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago

Europe: “oh no! Anyway…” Me: “Do America next!”

[–] BloodSlut@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

pls dont get my hopes up

[–] Smacks@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

Don't threaten us with a good time

[–] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] jmd_akbar@aussie.zone 49 points 1 year ago

Please do, and I would like to add a few more (only 180 more) countries where you should quit...

[–] uis@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do it. It is perceived much differently than government blocking site, speaking from experience. When cenzorship agency blocks something, people seek ways to be there, when something pulls out of country, people say good riddance.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The irony is that the real losers if Twitter pulls out of the EU will be all the misinfo actors.

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[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] variaatio@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't threaten us with good time, Elon.

Also no way he is going through. He is way too much in financial hole to give up European market. Like Google or Meta, sure they have the financial standing to maybe pull such move and survive.

Xitter? They need every visitor and account they can have globally to even think about staying viable.

Empty bluster and pointless empty bluster, since EU would just go "fine. Our continental economy or prosperity doesn't depend on your social media company. Social media isn't a critical industry, so we are just fine with you leaving. Plus there is 10 others like you anyway".

You can't threaten people with something that doesn't damage them and heck might be seen as benefit.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Looks like the European laws actually protects us digitally!

[–] Darkhoof@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As an European just do it! This will spur a move from a lot of people to the fediverse.

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[–] Desistance@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Do it, coward

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 36 points 1 year ago

finally some good news!

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Imagine the world super power Europe would become,with no twitter, Facebook, instagram and til tok...

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[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Don't be a cock tease elin just pull out already

[–] callmepk@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Dear musk, you don’t have to consider, you can just remove X from rest of the world

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago

Yes, please!

[–] Therealgoodjanet@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Oh no! Anyway

[–] ScaNtuRd@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a European, I'm begging you, Elon. PLEASE remove X from Europe. Thank you!

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[–] SignorPao@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Please, please, please, do it

[–] underscore_@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So should we call this Xexit or just Xit?

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[–] Resol@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Meta might as well ban the usage of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and of course the Meta Quest headsets from being used in the EU. Oh, and all Google products as well (maybe except YouTube). We are so close to a new tomorrow.

I guess EU citizens are just gonna move to Norway if they wanna use those services (I'd assume VPN usage would be blocked as well)

[–] I_like_cats@lemmy.one 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It would be the greatest news I've heard in 2 years if that where to happen

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[–] tad_lispy@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] mojo@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Shade@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago
[–] M500@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago

Great! Please do it! All the harm you do to Twitter only helps mastodon grow.

I love mastodon and the growing fediverse.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Weren't they already threatening to ban it in the first place?

This has major "You can't fire me cause I quit!" energy

[–] Rockyrikoko@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

Do it, you spinless bag of dicks!

[–] darkmogool@feddit.de 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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