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1. Patrick Leavy (patrickleavy@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2024 18:32:07 JST Patrick Leavy

   Hate bullies? You'll love this story - #Apple just got kicked in the balls AGAIN for #antitrust violations.

   The #DMA is badass. Serving up #bigtech before they can enact their endgame.

   https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-set-face-fine-under-eus-landmark-digital-markets-act-sources-say-2024-11-05/

   • Patrick Leavy (patrickleavy@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2024 18:32:07 JST Patrick Leavy

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral small tech could be funded out of these billions being reclaimed from #bigtech

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2024 18:32:07 JST Aral Balkan

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     @patrickleavy Yeah, we just got rejected (again) for NLNet/ngi funding so I won’t be holding my breath.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2024 18:32:44 JST Aral Balkan

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     @patrickleavy (You’re entirely right, though, it could. It won’t be. Not with the asshats in charge at the moment. But it could.)

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2024 18:33:26 JST Aral Balkan

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     @patrickleavy (And I did try to get through to them: https://ar.al/2019/11/29/the-future-of-internet-regulation-at-the-european-parliament/)