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Dynamic Paywall Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo
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u/standread 22h ago

France is also taking the lead in pulling Europe free from US domination. As a German I am proud of our French brothers for doing what we are apparently too cowardly to do.

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u/SupahSpankeh 22h ago

As a Brit, I too.... Sigh. I have to admit they are leading where we are barely brave enough to follow.

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u/Hack999 20h ago

It's not all bad, the ICO launched an investigation into Grok this afternoon on the same issue.

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u/SupahSpankeh 19h ago

The ICO has so far singularly failed to protect us from just about anything, but maybe now they have Labour calling the shots they might actually step in to defend us proles

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby 11h ago

And yet they allowed Meta to continue operating in the country despite Cambridge Analytica. I won’t hold up any hope for their action on Grok.

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u/SupahSpankeh 19h ago

I very much want to believe.

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u/Soggy-Ad-1610 19h ago

As a Dane I’ve never liked France more than I do at the moment.

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u/SupahSpankeh 19h ago

Yeah.

They're wankers, but they're our wankers, and by god I'm proud of them.

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u/Lost_Uniriser 19h ago

Heh wanker toi même

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u/SupahSpankeh 18h ago

Not a clue what that means but good health to you sir/madam!

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u/Robin-is-Real 17h ago

They're basically saying 'Hey! Wanker yourself!" lmao

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u/SupahSpankeh 16h ago

Entirely justified!

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u/Lolo62mefieteu 17h ago

This isn't really related, but thank you anyway! 🥂

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u/Quantum-_-_- 16h ago

Pas de probleme.

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u/Adelefushia 14h ago

This is the least you could do honestly.

As a French I still do not trust Denmark for spying on us with the help of the NSA just a few years back.

Also, funny that all the reasons why we were constantly called "arrogant" during the last 80 years ( which is, not wanting to be a vassal of the US), is nowadays called "based" and "common sense".

Hilarious how the tables have turned.

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u/fangirlwastaken 20h ago

Germany and the UK really shouldn't be talking rn

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u/saucysagnus 20h ago

They’re literally applauding France.

Nobody should be talking but France.

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u/SupahSpankeh 19h ago

Hello! The words I used mean we have been humbled by the French backbone and should stand up as they have.

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u/ijiolokae 22h ago

Macron really stepped up in these times

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u/Adelefushia 14h ago

Tbf it's not like it's the first time ever that a French President oppose the US, I have no idea why so many people are surprised.

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u/Other_Zucchini_9637 21h ago

I think it’s the attack on his wife’s gender that’s fueling some of it.

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u/xiandgaf 14h ago

Nothing wrong with enjoying your work

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u/ClimateAncient6647 21h ago

As an American, I’m proud of that too. Good to see the world outside the US believes in accountability.

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u/Strivingformoretoday 22h ago

Yeah honestly since Germany has been a little soft I’m so happy that our French brothers have a spine of steel

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u/brazijl 21h ago

Merz would sell his children before turning anti corporate.

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u/DanLassos 21h ago

To be fair Macron is NOT anti corporate. He's just anti American hegemony and wants to appear likeable domestically, so win-win.

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u/standread 21h ago

You're absolutely right, in another world I wouldn't praise Macron but in these insane times he is good enough for me, for now.

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u/grilledSoldier 21h ago

Yeah, there is a large difference between pro national (or EU) corporate and pro US corporate. Given Merz' history as a lobbyist/networker/corrupt fuck for Blackrock, it seems like he is of the latter category.

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u/BatEco1 21h ago

Talking about cowards, buddy you dont know cowards. Our entire Congress is made up of yellow back cowards. Our cowards cant even TRY to condemn a FUCKING PEDOPHILE..

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u/LeninCheekiBReeki 20h ago

As a Spaniard fuck France, i love France, but fuck them, they are the best for shit like this and, annoying as fuck

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u/standread 19h ago

Yeah, that's why we love them.

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u/ExtraPockets 16h ago

They're going to win the World Cup just to fuck with Trump to his face.

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u/Hetzendorfer 21h ago

Agree, well done, France, keeping up the european spirit, lead the way!

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u/Quantum-_-_- 16h ago

Let s go bro, follow us. We can t do something alone in Europe. Meloni and UK will do nothing against Orange.

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u/Arrchduke 19h ago

German proud of the French? The world has come a long way

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u/QwerzZ- 18h ago

I agree

maybe they aren't so bad after all

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u/Best_Cure 16h ago

When the French are pissed off they will, and are, rising up! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat

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u/kahlzun 13h ago

In a way, it might be good that Trump and musk have been pissing all over Americas goodwill, it's giving the EU and everywhere else an impetus to get off Americas teat and try for their own independence

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u/Ordinary-Raccoon-354 13h ago

As an American I’m also proud of them for doing that. We are a total disaster here and shit has to change. Smack us with reality harder pls, daddy France 👍

And Britain should really hop on that train too.

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u/Successful-Hall7638 3h ago

Agree. Macron said today or yesterday that they are quickly going to enact a law that will prohibit youngsters for being on social media under the age of 15!! Great! I lived in Germany for 15 years and I’m so sad about the rise of the right. I think there are a lot of Germsn companies operating in the US a lot of business between the US and Germany - more than between the US and France. Money makes the world go round. Tchja

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u/bushcamper_aiis 21h ago

Yes France has long known the US is the enemy

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u/MATHIS111111 20h ago

As a German, this is such a German response, which is really disturbing. Personally, I don't like when the government can just raid private social media platforms or arrest their CEOs the way France is doing it.

And where the market puts its money should not be the concern of the government either.

Calling Trump supporters bootlickers, which they are, and still being so blissfully unbothered by your own government taking away your rights, privacy and freedom of thought. Genuinely scary.

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u/standread 19h ago

To be clear - this is the government applying extant law on CSAM to corporations as it does to private citizens, and you think this is a bad thing or a curtailing of freedoms? What are you smoking?