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   Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Apr-2024 21:59:08 JST Aral Balkan

   “…as well as promoting an open human-centered search engine market.”

   Why does everything have to be a fucking market for fuck’s sake?! https://suma-ev.social/@openwebsearcheu/112360213078810208

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Apr-2024 22:47:34 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Cogito ergo mecagoendios

     @elrohir Odd, given the whole reason for being of the EU is the Single Market (it’s the closest thing to god we have) and its reflection in technology is the Digital Single Market.

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     Cogito ergo mecagoendios (elrohir@mastodon.gal)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Apr-2024 22:47:35 JST Cogito ergo mecagoendios

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     @aral Personally I always try to read this as a preventive language to avoid scaring rich people. "we are launching a publicly funded resource but we promise we will not seize your privately run ones unless they really fuck up". I want to think it's not that much that the EU desires for things to be a market, than the need to appease private bankers and The Netherlands least they feel threatened.