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You can already restrict YouTube on any sort of computing device you might give kids. Parental controls are built in to Android and iOS. There's no need for eve

You can already restrict YouTube on any sort of computing device you might give kids. Parental controls are built in to Android and iOS. There's no need for every website to duplicate that. However, there's a great "need" for the EU to constantly generate massive floods of legislation because they have ~30,000 civil servants they "need" to keep employed, many of whom earn more than the British Prime Minister. And unfortunately the EU loves coming up with reasons to fine tech firms because they managed to ensure there are none in Europe itself, so it looks a lot like free money, to an organization that's desperate for it (huge budget hole now UK has left + fines go straight into the EU spending pot).

zimpenfish 5y ago
> many of whom earn more than the British Prime Minister. Is that the basic pay (£79,936; €92,584) or the basic+entitled pay (£155,376; €179,968)? (via https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/930798/Salaries-of-members-of-Her-Majestys-Government-April-2020.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...) https://eufactcheck.eu/factcheck/uncheckable-4000-eu-officials-are-paid-more-than-merkel/ https://eufactcheck.eu/factcheck/uncheckable-4000-eu-officia... suggests that only 3-4000 (10-13%, not exactly "many"?) are PG13 or above which would be €196,305 (£169,481) - above UKPM.
- thu2111 5y ago
  How is 4000 civil servants / 10% of the entire workforce earning more than the PM not many of them? What threshold of the workforce would need such compensation to be considered many, in your view?
  - zimpenfish 5y ago
    > How is 4000 civil servants / 10% of the entire workforce [...] not many of them? As a raw number, sure, 4000 is "many" but 10% is not really "many of whom" (which is what GP said) - for me, obviously; other people's interpretation may vary. (e.g. If I said "there's some cats outside; many of them are blue" but only 10% are blue, I would expect people to query the "many".)
    - thu2111 5y ago
      That's an interesting take on language. If you said many cats were blue, given that cats are never blue I'd certainly feel you were justified in saying many were if 10% of them were. I tend to interpret many as a relative term, meaning "a high number relative to what you're probably expecting". The dictionary is no help here as it just defines many as "a lot", but that in turn is also a relative term. I think if you want to argue with this point, a better tack would be to argue that the British PM is underpaid and EU staff are what "normal" compensation should look like. Quibbling over whether 10% of them being paid more qualifies as a lot isn't that worthwhile.
      - zimpenfish 5y ago
        > argue that the British PM is underpaid Being in the situation of currently enjoying* the UK PM's leadership, I'd be more inclined to argue the other way. (Although, in a more serious tone, I would argue that long-term high level civil servants probably do deserve a higher wage than transients like PM, President, Cabinet Minister, etc.)

zimpenfish 5y ago

> many of whom earn more than the British Prime Minister. Is that the basic pay (£79,936; €92,584) or the basic+entitled pay (£155,376; €179,968)? (via https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/930798/Salaries-of-members-of-Her-Majestys-Government-April-2020.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...) https://eufactcheck.eu/factcheck/uncheckable-4000-eu-officials-are-paid-more-than-merkel/ https://eufactcheck.eu/factcheck/uncheckable-4000-eu-officia... suggests that only 3-4000 (10-13%, not exactly "many"?) are PG13 or above which would be €196,305 (£169,481) - above UKPM.

thu2111 5y ago
How is 4000 civil servants / 10% of the entire workforce earning more than the PM not many of them? What threshold of the workforce would need such compensation to be considered many, in your view?
- zimpenfish 5y ago
  > How is 4000 civil servants / 10% of the entire workforce [...] not many of them? As a raw number, sure, 4000 is "many" but 10% is not really "many of whom" (which is what GP said) - for me, obviously; other people's interpretation may vary. (e.g. If I said "there's some cats outside; many of them are blue" but only 10% are blue, I would expect people to query the "many".)
  - thu2111 5y ago
    That's an interesting take on language. If you said many cats were blue, given that cats are never blue I'd certainly feel you were justified in saying many were if 10% of them were. I tend to interpret many as a relative term, meaning "a high number relative to what you're probably expecting". The dictionary is no help here as it just defines many as "a lot", but that in turn is also a relative term. I think if you want to argue with this point, a better tack would be to argue that the British PM is underpaid and EU staff are what "normal" compensation should look like. Quibbling over whether 10% of them being paid more qualifies as a lot isn't that worthwhile.
    - zimpenfish 5y ago
      > argue that the British PM is underpaid Being in the situation of currently enjoying* the UK PM's leadership, I'd be more inclined to argue the other way. (Although, in a more serious tone, I would argue that long-term high level civil servants probably do deserve a higher wage than transients like PM, President, Cabinet Minister, etc.)