In his great trade war against the whole world, the President wants to put an end to the so-called illegal discrimination against GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft) and other Artificial Intelligence companies like Peter Thiel’s Palantir. China and European Union are in his sight. « There’s nothing to discuss, dismantle your legislation or I tariff you » says the capo di capi President. « Period ».
For its part, the European Commission is calling for more control on their content from companies (including human control, not only bots) and considers its legislation a sovereign right applicable on its ground.
Let’s look at the arguments on European side. For example, do you want your child to see all the depravity on YouPorn.com (including offensive nude pictures of Melania the Last Lady), OR would you prefer pornographic sites to verify the age of their customers ? This is no more an option in Europe, it’s mandatory. And if the companies that run these sites break the law, they must pay heavy fines, or else they are banned from European web. In 2024, for instance, the European Commission fined Apple €uros 1.84 billion for breaking its competition legislation.
That magnificent photo of Melania on her (?) private plane would have been banned under current European legislation. So, Mr President, do you want more or less rules and smooth running of these activities ?