Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoYouTube just made it harder to avoid ads with a tiny skip buttonwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1581arrow-down117cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up1564arrow-down1external-linkYouTube just made it harder to avoid ads with a tiny skip buttonwww.androidpolice.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square154fedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squareours@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoGoogle is afraid to overstep in Europe and piss off the EU? Nice.
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoGoogle is respecting already existing laws in the EU that prevent them from collecting information about your browser without your consent
minus-squareours@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoOh yeah, the EU has shown it actually has teeth hitting even the bigger companies where it hurts: fines that aren’t just “cost of business” but actually impact their revenue.
Google is afraid to overstep in Europe and piss off the EU? Nice.
Google is respecting already existing laws in the EU that prevent them from collecting information about your browser without your consent
Oh yeah, the EU has shown it actually has teeth hitting even the bigger companies where it hurts: fines that aren’t just “cost of business” but actually impact their revenue.