Complete fiction. Over covid it was common in big tech layoffs to get much less severance in Europe than US.

Definitely not true in the UK. This is extremely rare for it's generosity. I've never seen anything like this in the UK.

As a general rule USA Tech is much nicer to their employees both when working and during a layoff then Europe.

Depends on the definition of "nice". Is it time or pay?

This one yes, extremely generous, but normal ones aren't.

As always, it depends on the country.

I would be quite surprised if there is one, but if there is I would like to know.