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		suizi on Jan 31, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Googl... Does Europe have the power to split Google? Or does that lie with U.S. regulators?

imhoguy on Feb 2, 2021 [–]

Google is already split in EU, there are subsidiaries in various countries. Although parent company is in US. EU has no power to split US company, but can apply fines to localy registers subsidiaries when laws are breached.

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