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2026-07-27 10:58 UTC
This law is still in force in the EU, despite the fact that Trump (predictably) reneged on the US side of the bargain, hitting the EU with massive tariffs and even threatening to steal part of Denmark.
Article 6 of the Copyright Directive is the reason European tech companies can't jailbreak America's apps, whether that's to get its government and corporate data off of US platforms:
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/15/freedom-of-movement/#data-dieselgate
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr 2026-07-27 10:58
Or to modify American social media apps to respect EU privacy laws: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/30/zucksauce/#gandersauce The EU can't control what Apple or Google do. But the EU can *absolutely* decide whether Trump's companies can use *Europe's courts* to destroy *European companies* that defend the privacy and economic integrity of the *European people*. 18/