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That's a bad idea because of how reliant small businesses are on social media advertising. A regulation like that would essentially screw over every business that isn't rich enough to go to bigger advertising venues.
Twitter is not the sole, or even the biggest social media company in Europe. It's not even in the top 3.
The advertisement sector will be fine.
That's what I'm trying to say. Losing Twitter isn't a big deal.
Businesses are the ones that produce food, medicine, clothes, build houses, print books, provide gas and electricity, build roads, etc. There are businesses that have outlasted monarchies and democracies. I'm not a corpo schmuck but small businesses are the soul of the soul of our society.
Yes a business usually consists of people and is driven by profit, you sted the obvious, but what is your point?
Do people buy their vacuums from Dyson Ltd. or from a guy named Kevin?
It's not just about profits, it's about accountability. That's what the different forms of corporations represent. A singular private person can't and shouldn't be held accountable for every product the produce. A business is a layer of protection of limited (Ltd.) accountability. How could anybody be motivated to invent or produce anything if a single miss use of your product that causes any harm (intended or not) could lead to you directly being held responsible and possible going to jail. A business on the other hand usually has limited accountability but is also held to a much higher standard of quality and proof than a private individual ever could.
Business also managed just fine before social media advertising was a thing.
Now I'm imagining what the British East India Company's Twitter account would look like
That's true.
Yeah, I don't think that banning social platforms is a good idea, unless its hosting illegal content. As bad as ""X"" is, banning it could be a slippery slope.
Although, I don't think this change.org petition will get far.
That's cool for the EU (probably) but there's still the other 90% of the world.