How can one seriously claim that a temporal correlation signifies a direct and uncontestable causal trigger? What is presented as a trigger is, at best, an aggravating circumstance, and not the legal basis or the sole cause of such a political measure.
Government regulatory decisions like streaming quotas are the result of complex deliberations, sectoral pressures, and long-term cultural objectives, far beyond an annual fluctuation in investments.
Take France, which introduced funding obligations for platforms well before any significant drop in investment, motivated by cultural sovereignty, not quarterly figures.
It is therefore incorrect to attribute such a reform solely to this decline, thus neglecting the entire legislative process and political ambitions.