For years, Google Maps has been a go-to tool for millions worldwide, seamlessly integrated into search results for instant access to directions, locations, and more. But if you’ve noticed something missing recently, you’re not imagining things. Due to European Union regulations, Google has been forced to remove its Maps functionality from its search results, marking a significant shift in how we interact with the tech giant’s ecosystem.

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      2 days ago

      Yes I read this only as good news. You’d have to be pretty thick for this to be a major issue for you.

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        Yes I have an issue with authoritarians controlling private business with the threat of violence

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          Then the US oligarchy under Trump with no environmental or antitrust regulations and bribes from the wealthy deciding policy should be paradise for you.

          For my part, I’m happy to have some possibility for safe food and water and some hope of maintaining my privacy and not be forced into using products and services due to the fact that they have monopoly position in the market here in the EU.

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              There’s quite a lot of pretty good evidence to back up your point already. When Trump is done there will be plenty more.

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                You mean the ingredients other countries ban that rfk wants to ban? That will make food less safe like the eu…?

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                  For anything good he will do for food, he will do more damage to the medical profession. And there will have been 10 people in that position by the time Trump is done, so probably he won’t accomplish much anyway. In Trump’s last term he gutted tons of air and water safety regulations, so there’s every reason to expect him to do the same this time.

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          Yes, private business should be allowed to act fully unfettered, our health and wellness be damned