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These kind of regulations are purely ridiculous. Sure now it starts with stuff that "welcome" but the state shouldn't be regulating to such a level. We don't n

• Sakos 4y ago
  > but the state shouldn't be regulating to such a level Why not? > We don't need nanny states How do you define a nanny state? It feels like you're against any regulations at all, but plenty of countries have laws about how businesses operate and specifications that their products must meet to be allowed to be sold. I'm not sure how a law intended to reduce electronic waste is somehow indicative of a "nanny state", whatever that is, unless you just believe everything should be up to individual choice. Which doesn't make sense to me, because I don't know how individual choice would be able to solve things like protecting the environment from manufacturing waste processes or preventing the extinction of wildlife.
• worik 4y ago
  No. There are no options if the state is to govern for the people, not for corporations There is more money to be made if the corporate types herd together and institute such dark patterns. There is no incentive for any of them to break ranks. Regulation is the only answer. Not perfect, not all that good, just better.
• felixg3 4y ago
  The EU won’t be mandating on-the-fly replaceable batteries, like where you can simply remove the back cover like with old phones. It’s about making it easy to replace at home with a screwdriver and maybe a suction cup, and no glued-in batteries like those annoying strips used in iPhones.