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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire added that he can “confirm life is very good with Facebook” and that “we would live very well without Facebook.” https://t.co/aTWAzdDpNw

— Filip W (@filip_woj) February 7, 2022

Meta threatens to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data-sharing dispute https://t.co/Vyut4qSc8F

— CNBC International (@CNBCi) February 7, 2022

Meta threatens to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data-sharing dispute https://t.co/bJTFFNXOxI

— CNBC (@CNBC) February 7, 2022

"Meta cannot just blackmail the EU into giving up its data protection standards," said @AxelVossMdEP, adding that "leaving the EU would be their loss." Voss has previously written some of the EU's #dataprotection #legislation." #privacy #GDPRhttps://t.co/87ZBDpXrkV

— Michael Mittelman, MBA, Sec+, AWS + Azure (@mike_mitt) February 7, 2022

Is there *any* politician that thinks of this as the threat Zuckerli probably wanted to express with this, rather than the opportunity this sounds like?https://t.co/iiWqi0YskR

— Lukas Eder (@lukaseder) February 7, 2022

Meta says it may shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe https://t.co/PVkEH7e9PN

— Ann Schultz (@lasc1943) February 7, 2022

Meta threatens to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data transfer issues https://t.co/ObAnaW2U7Q

— King Arthur (@Antipolluters) February 7, 2022

Please do it!!

Meta threatens to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data transfer issues | Euronews https://t.co/yyLT0ICEff

— Boms Triņķis (@TomsBrinkis) February 7, 2022

Do it! #DeleteFacebook https://t.co/XSISwqEPAP

— Sascha (潘賞世) Pallenberg (@sascha_p) February 7, 2022

My heartfelt congratulations to the EU. https://t.co/lTXlIxHqUh

— The Call is Coming from Inside the Nash (@Nash076) February 7, 2022

Facebook may abandon the EU over data laws. Yeah, I’m not seeing any downsides for the EU here. #DeleteFacebook https://t.co/2UC0c7d8Uk

— Ciara McMillan (@CiaraMcMillan4) February 7, 2022

there's light at the end of the tunnel folks https://t.co/nNDDs0bUrI

— Mouthful Mode (@colon_three) February 6, 2022

Allah, let the French be stubborn in the face of anglophone threats. Oh, Allah, let the Germans call the bluff of powerful entities abroad. I know it's asking much, ya Allah, but let the English be useful in global politics for once. https://t.co/zc92OAFLfq

— Rami Ismail (رامي) (@tha_rami) February 7, 2022

Two things: (1) they threatened this in Australia, too. It’s not that they can’t offer their services, it’s that it won’t be as profitable and (2) they just disclosed (see next tweet) they apparently even keep track of our data so they’re antithetical to the right to privacy. https://t.co/yxthtMnTDX

— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) February 6, 2022

Yeah, sure. FB is going to sacrifice 1/4 of their revenue and allow competitors to appear just because they don’t want to comply with some laws.

The last drop in the stock value would be a child’s play in comparison to what the stock market would do to the company. https://t.co/I4oW6GuFA5

— Rasty Turek (@synopsi) February 6, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans’ data on US servershttps://t.co/3W7mvhqq5a

2022 is really starting to look up!

— ar.al (@aral) February 6, 2022

@nickclegg @Meta well boho.. cry me a river. Then leave!

One platform less to spew disinformation & misuse personal data

"Mark Zuckerberg & team consider shutting down Facebook & Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans’ data on US servers"https://t.co/J21p3cRe9Q

— Frank I Am ?? + ? (@_frankiam) February 6, 2022

Huge if true!

It seems that the EU wants to spy on its people itself and not have to ask the US for permission ...https://t.co/lao3gA9xnp

— Pavol Rusnak (@pavolrusnak) February 6, 2022

This aggressive (but ultimately hollow) threat by Facebook etc screams how their business is utterly dependent on non-compliance with the GDPR. https://t.co/Fc5BW5zL2W

— Kevin F. Quinn ? (@kevfquinn) February 6, 2022

welp, that bluff was swiftly called:

We’re Fine Without Facebook, German and French Ministers Sayhttps://t.co/wCp8Cd4cZ3 https://t.co/OUigk2thRY

— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) February 7, 2022

It’s not all bad news at the moment! Better European replacements for FB & IG will pop up in days. Competition is healthy, remember?

Zuckerberg & team consider shutting down FB and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans' data on US servers https://t.co/qb8juWNcBv

— Dr Robert Bohan Artist (@RobertBohan) February 6, 2022

Shut it down then! That will lead to more competition, more jobs, more innovation and higher ethics. https://t.co/kFiJtHMIHa

— Jean-Paul Smets (@smetsjp) February 6, 2022

Meta has responded to my story that Mark Zuckerberg and his team are considering shutting down Facebook and Instagram across Europe if #Meta can not process Europeans’ data on US servers

Nick Clegg is not denying the report. On the contrary. https://t.co/HJCoZVItXO #Facebook #FB

— Michiel Willems (@NewsFromMichiel) February 6, 2022

Yes! I'm happy Facebook is threatening us in Euroland with a good time. https://t.co/tHXDzM6m3v

— Alon (they/them) (@alon_levy) February 6, 2022

Ja, fucking JAAA!!! https://t.co/e08Oqt52so

— Simon Krätschmer (@Bimon) February 6, 2022

Sure, go ahead, give up hundreds of millions of customers to competitors. Didn't think so. https://t.co/cThZGO7RDj

— David Henig ?? (@DavidHenigUK) February 7, 2022

Go on, I zucking dare you… https://t.co/VvIswlWPqR

— Brett Roberts (@brettroberts) February 6, 2022

Zuckerberg threatening Europe with a good time. https://t.co/BQs4AHXiWn

— andreasdotorg (@andreasdotorg) February 6, 2022

My first thought too.

— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) February 6, 2022

Well, good bye then. https://t.co/X5Wq4bdY6u

— Jan Philipp Albrecht (@JanAlbrecht) February 6, 2022

In #Facebook (@Meta) $FB's Annual Report they openly admit that their whole business in Europe may have to shut down over #GDPR / #SchremsII and US Surveillance -- amazing how they don't seem to work on durable solutions.. ??https://t.co/Tmwsvjgemo pic.twitter.com/VEDdIMe3oR

— Max Schrems ?? (@maxschrems) February 6, 2022

By the way, this is Facebook’s actual threat – “we will take away these jobs”:https://t.co/PsWBI1BgDV

Time for Ireland and the EU to decide whether they want to live as Facebook’s bitch or not.

— ar.al (@aral) February 6, 2022

Ugh, the jobs excuse. Companies often state, we'll create X jobs. The sad thing is that these claims are always vacuous. If the EU would fold on the privacy side, they should at least put in writing that if Meta fails to create X NEW jobs the agreement is null and void.

— Koen Hufkens, PhD (@koen_hufkens) February 6, 2022

lmao do ithttps://t.co/s2xyo6Kscr

— Mike Conley @mconley@mastodon.social (@mike_conley) February 6, 2022

GOOD!https://t.co/hSPWCS7TgR pic.twitter.com/yOyWjVoExH

— Chris Vickery (@VickerySec) February 6, 2022

“I can confirm that life is very good without Facebook and that we would live very well without Facebook,” Le Maire added. “Digital giants must understand that the European continent will resist and affirm its sovereignty.”

— RR ?‍♀️ Edmonds! (@RRalstonAgile) February 7, 2022

Facebook is really good at threats: specifically, it is good at threatening to withdraw services if governments don’t give it what it wants.https://t.co/hC8yOfnZs3

— Belinda Barnet (@manjusrii) February 6, 2022

Promises promises, like that greedy S*B would abandon hundreds of millions of customers. https://t.co/GeeGuw92u9

— Brian Hjelle, virologist (@hjelle_brian) February 6, 2022

When I first reported Facebook's Irish legal counsel saying she couldn't see how they can continue to do business in the EU without using US servers, nick clegg complained about over enthusiastic reporting... now they're making the same case to the US gov https://t.co/JRX9Q2ye6v https://t.co/cuLij40FSt

— Aaron Rogan (@AarRogan) February 6, 2022

Perhaps Nick Clegg has been playing the long game and this is all part of his plan to save European democracy ? https://t.co/gTy9ltdluW

— Chris Kendall (@ottocrat) February 6, 2022

FB & Instagram shut down in the EU would be great news for democracy and mental health (especially for young women). https://t.co/FPMouzuvRd

— Petra Guasti (@PetraGuasti) February 6, 2022

Please Europe. Reject everything. Maybe Facebook will actually pull out. https://t.co/G4chSKBnO8

— Dr Charles Kriel (@charleskriel) February 6, 2022

NEW: Mark Zuckerberg considering shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans’ data on U.S. servers. https://t.co/8OQd8TkMd3

— Accountable Tech (@accountabletech) February 6, 2022

Go ahead…do it! https://t.co/nQTmZuCK9e

— The Real Facebook Oversight Board (@FBoversight) February 6, 2022

Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. https://t.co/KljQIUaZ9V

— Aisling (@lingmops) February 6, 2022

The requirement to host certain data in the country in which it is created is something that I’ve helped other large multinationals with.

This is a complex but very solvable architectural issue.

But apparently @Meta prefers to be above the law.https://t.co/fdAy28PgBy

— Grady Booch (@Grady_Booch) February 6, 2022

Europe doesn’t bend to your threats Mr Zuckerberg. Go play in your metaverse. https://t.co/k695kMwpUA

— Paul Tang (@paultang) February 7, 2022

Would probably help clean up the UK's politics no end

— Michael Walker (@Boyintheband) February 6, 2022

I actually believe Meta here. At their scale - operating their own data centers - it would be a multiyear effort to stop the transferring of user data to the US.

I'm not saying this is good or bad, just that I don't think this is some BS public lobbying, I think this is legit. https://t.co/nB8Z6U9nlf

— jeppeReinhold ?? (@DrReinhold) February 6, 2022

Meta Could Shut Down Facebook and Instagram in Europe Due to Data Sharing Ban with U.S. https://t.co/TpddIYunpF

— Paul Thurrott (@thurrott) February 7, 2022

Meta again threatens to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe https://t.co/ET8YvEIU2t via @IrishTimesBiz

— Irish Times Business (@IrishTimesBiz) February 7, 2022

Meta threatens to shut down Facebook, Instagram in Europe over ban on data transfer https://t.co/EPuFpCyjOP

— Republic (@republic) February 7, 2022

Meta has threatened to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if it is not allowed to transfer, store, and process user data on its US servers. https://t.co/WPulhu1pKc
Thoughts?

— Katerina (@katerinaramm1) February 7, 2022