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2 billion dollars just in respect of French users having to wait a few seconds and do a few clicks?



Could we not be disingenuous? If the delay was meaningless, it wouldn't exist. There is a clear intention by these companies to bore or confuse people into signing their rights away. Consider how many lawyers are on payroll or retention at these companies who are aware of the requirements of the law, then consider that G/FB made a cynical, calculated decision to ignore it.


> There is a clear intention by these companies to bore or confuse people into signing their rights away

These aren’t “rights”. There’s no confusion either. And people aren’t entitled to getting a service for free so they lost nothing.

> Consider how many lawyers are on payroll or retention at these companies who are aware of the requirements of the law, then consider that G/FB made a cynical, calculated decision to ignore it.

Irrelevant


They literally are rights, they're enshrined in law




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