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0 pointsOscarTheGrinch2y ago0 comments

Not geoblocking the entirety of Europe also makes them stand out like a ringmaster amongst clowns.

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moffkalast2y ago

Well they are French after all. They should be geoblocking the USA in response for a bit to make a point lol.

fredoliveira2y ago

Not with their cap table, they won't ;-)

peanuty12y ago

Google Bard is still not available in Canada.

oh_sigh2y ago

Are there some regulatory reasons why it would not be available? It seems weird if Google would intentionally block users merely to block them.

wadefletch2y ago

There's a proposed framework[1] in the EU that's rather restrictive. Seems like they're just not even bothering, perhaps to make a point.

[1] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory...

ComputerGuru2y ago

Google and Facebook were, up until just a couple of days ago, in a cold war within the Canadian government.

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mrandish2y ago

I think there are still some pretty onerous laws about French localization of products and services made available in the French-speaking part of Canada. Could be that...

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noonething2y ago

neither is facebooks image one

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moffkalast2y ago

Well they are French after all. They should be geoblocking the USA in response for a bit to make a point lol.

fredoliveira2y ago

Not with their cap table, they won't ;-)

peanuty12y ago

Google Bard is still not available in Canada.

oh_sigh2y ago

Are there some regulatory reasons why it would not be available? It seems weird if Google would intentionally block users merely to block them.

wadefletch2y ago

There's a proposed framework[1] in the EU that's rather restrictive. Seems like they're just not even bothering, perhaps to make a point.

[1] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory...

ComputerGuru2y ago

Google and Facebook were, up until just a couple of days ago, in a cold war within the Canadian government.

1 more reply

mrandish2y ago

I think there are still some pretty onerous laws about French localization of products and services made available in the French-speaking part of Canada. Could be that...

1 more reply

noonething2y ago

neither is facebooks image one

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse