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		burnerthrow008 on May 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple announces new accessibility features, includ... Fortunately apps in the EU don’t have to pass though Apple’s anticompetitive review process, so developers are free to ignore that rule if they simply distribute the app via an alternative store. Unfortunately, poor Americans cannot taste the freedom that Europeans have to be abused by developers.

favorited on May 16, 2024 | [–]

Fortunately, the Americans who create these products extract more value from the EU than they invest, or they wouldn’t bother trading with you <3

ben_w on May 16, 2024 | [–]

I was thinking similar (only without the snark); but then I realised this is almost certainly not compatible with GDPR.

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