Joe Lynam

They just say, by our book, this content is fine.

I just wonder whether this predates the Trump tariffs and the protectionism that we're seeing from the other side of the Atlantic, i.e.

Did the Kommission get notified or is it part of your own investigation to launch this investigation into TikTok and LinkedIn?

that the Chinese have been deglobalizing for, you know, maybe at least five years.

And when you started your investigations, did you liaise with these platforms to say, look, we're looking into this?

And did any of them make any changes?

And did any of them ignore them?

And were you surprised that a platform like LinkedIn disappointed you?

So what do they do?

Now, you've already hinted that the Chinese still like importing our very expensive luxury products, Gucci or Louis Vuitton or whatever it is.

But for those nations like ours that are heavily dependent on exports, what should we do if we want to sell to the Middle Kingdom?

Are you worried that TikTok or LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, might drag in the White House into this?

Because he has long complained about overreach by European regulators and Microsoft may raise the issue with him.

How would you describe your relationship with the big social media platforms?

It sounds as if Europe needs to deepen its own single market to remove any remaining barriers to deepen its own domestic market, as it were.

I ask because X took you to the high court last year accusing you guys of overreach in your mandate.

But it could be economically devastating if European exporters can't find proper new markets, be they in other Asian countries or

or South America or potentially the other and the Middle East.

And in terms of sanctions, if you found these platforms, TikTok and LinkedIn guilty, what sort of sanctions could they face in monetary terms or any other terms?

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