Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations into the company’s data and marketplace, the U.S. social media group said on Monday.
Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations into the company’s data and marketplace, the U.S. social media group said on Monday.
I don’t get it. What’s the significance of the asterism in this context and what reference am I missing with the world’s smallest violin?
You don’t see the irony of Facebook of all entities complaining about requesting excessive data?
Of course I see the irony. I just don’t understand the significance of an asterism and a reference to the world’s smallest violin.
I asked my brother and he explained the “world’s smallest violin” meme reference, but I still have no idea what the significance of the asterism is, given that none of the uses Wikipedia lists seem relevant.