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"Consumer protections" in this context is cynical doublespeak for censorship. How dare we citizens know what our governments are doing in our name, with our mo

• dnissley 2y ago
  In most cases it's not even censorship -- it's just some combination of an attempt to squeeze these non-EU companies for as much as they can get and good old fashioned virtue signaling about protecting consumers from things that most people couldn't care less about. A recent article filled with examples: https://stratechery.com/2024/the-e-u-goes-too-far/ https://stratechery.com/2024/the-e-u-goes-too-far/ It's worth noting that this article was flagged off the front page of HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40907899 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40907899