These are great questions. I suggest two approaches. First, if you consider the sample size and timeline large enough, you can weigh what the goals were to wha

These are great questions. I suggest two approaches. First, if you consider the sample size and timeline large enough, you can weigh what the goals were to what has actually happened (be sure to include the societal costs of the legislation in your calculation). Second, you can look at the success or failure of previous attempts (e.g. data protection directive) and the reasons for success or failure. Are we repeating history, for better or worse, concerning government oversight of the internet and enforcement? Did we improve on the successes by adding more (larger scope, bigger fines, more legislation, etc) or did we exacerbate the failures? While the questions are subjective and therefore not amenable to an objective large-scale determination, they help me arrive at a conclusion personally.