European Union laws continue to challenge tech giants. The union, which has given astronomical fines to giants such as Apple and Google, has also begun to force Meta. Accordingly, according to EU laws, the personal data of the member states of the union cannot be stored in another country. Meta, on the other hand, threatened to close Facebook and Instagram for the EU with its latest statement.
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Meta is now in trouble with the personal data of European Union countries. According to the laws of the Union, technology companies have to store the personal data of member countries on servers located within the borders of the union. In fact, according to this rule, it is not possible to transfer the information contained in these servers to other servers.
Meta, on the other hand, declared that the decision taken by the EU is unenforceable. The technology giant is currently pursuing an intermediate formula. However, even if Meta uses servers located within EU borders, data transfer between servers is among the main competitive elements of the company. Accordingly, the company shares data between servers in order to determine user needs and make the right advertising choices according to the audience.
For the time being, the EU has not taken a step back from this rule. Meta, on the other hand, explained that as a last resort, it may have to take a decision such as closing Facebook and Instagram for EU countries. It is a matter of curiosity what kind of attitude the EU will take after this harsh statement of the company.
The EU has previously forced Apple to use a USB-C charger. Although Apple has not yet stepped back from the lightning cable, it is among the expectations that it will switch to this standard in a few years. Both the EU and the USA, which is the center of many technology companies, are of the opinion that technology companies have become overpowered. In recent years, the EU has imposed many criminal sanctions on Google and Apple on charges of monopolization. US courts, on the other hand, are of the opinion that the high commissions Google and Apple receive from application markets are killing competition.
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