This seems absurd. How did the government get to this point? Were there prior frameworks before they decided on this one?

I can’t see any other result than to deter economic activity that uses computers and “the internet”. I feel this is incredibly reactionary. I sympathize if the goal is to capture economic flows that are disproportionate and outwardly foreign. Facebook as an example: it’s a foreign company with a net negative on France. American ‘internet’ companies dominate others because the governments of the past allowed it. Out of sight and out of mind. China’s the only nation that has been doing it correctly. They have domestic equivalents and more. Compare that to the rest: it’s just America rofl stomping everyone and extracting capital.

I think they’re planning a group dance over zoom. That or sending thoughts and prayers.

Laws are only for the poor who are ignorant of them and can not pay for lawyers. The judges will always make exceptions for their kind–the ruling class.

Can we kick the murderous, genocidal Israelis out already? Why is Australia harbouring terrorists?

300% of that was spent on AI services telling them to bomb schools.

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