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I think the title is clickbait'y. The EU proposes to simplify the law rather than abolish it, which makes sense to me.

by sega_sai 2y ago

drooopy 2y ago
politico is known for its clickbait titles.
- mmooss 2y ago
  They are owned by Axel Springer, whose CEO and part-owner is extreme neo-capitalist Mathias Döpfner, and their news follows his philosophy (or similar ones) as if they are fact, at least at times. The headline depicting privacy regulation as a 'bonfire' is not surprising; I think they were different before the recent corruption of professional journalism by similar people (there is some good journalism remaining!). Regarding Döpfner, he tried to fire an editor at Business Insider (another Axel Springer publication) because Wall St power player Bill Ackman didn't like their coverage of Ackman's wife. [0] He's taken positions such as, "I am all for climate change"; and ""Free west, fuck the intolerant Muslims and all the other riff-raff." [1] Politico has published articles saying, "Time to Admit It: Trump Is a Great President. He's Still Trying To Be a Good One.", claiming "The most consequential presidents divided the nation - before “reuniting it on a new level of understanding." (by founding editor and global editor-in-chief John Harris). [2] And another that claimed, as news and not opinion, that disinformation concerns were a "panic" and now outmoded. [3] At least some of their coverage of American politics assumes - again as news fact, not opinion - that anything the left does is ridiculous. I actually want to know the reality of things, as much as possible, so I will hardly read them anymore. [0] https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2024/axel-springers-trump-years https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2024/axel-springers-tr... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/13/axel-springer-ceo-mathias-dopfner-leaked-messages-reported https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/13/axel-springer-... [2] https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/21/harris-column-trump-great-president-00199564 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/21/harris-col... [3] https://www.politico.eu/article/nobody-tricked-vote-donald-trump-disinformation-panic-over/ https://www.politico.eu/article/nobody-tricked-vote-donald-t...
bambax 2y ago
And in the world of bureaucracy, "simplification" doesn't mean what you'd think it should mean. "Simplification" consists in adding exceptions, which are in effect additional rules and special cases. Simplification actually means everything gets more complex.
- aleph_minus_one 2y ago
  We live in an Orwellian world: War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Simplification is complication.
  - tmpz22 2y ago
    Alternatively: Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.
    - bigbadfeline 2y ago
      > Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Lie is Truth... sure, sure. > Through passion, I gain strength. Weakness is Strength Sounds like a 1984 sequel from 1939.
      - m463 2y ago
        Seems to be the Sith Code :)
        bigbadfeline 2y ago
        Oops... thanks.
  - NikkiA 2y ago
    "Si vis pacem, para bellum" we have always lived in that world.
remus 2y ago
Indeed. Relevant quote from the article: "The Commission said previously that the simplification plan will focus on reporting requirements for organizations with less than 500 people, but will not touch the “underlying core objective of [the] GDPR regime.” Adjustments could include limiting requirements to keep records of data processing activities, or reforming how businesses provide data protection impact statements — two rules seen as overly cumbersome to smaller firms." Sounds pretty sensible to me.

I think the title is clickbait'y. The EU proposes to simplify the law rather than abolish it, which makes sense to me.

drooopy 2y ago

politico is known for its clickbait titles.

mmooss 2y ago
They are owned by Axel Springer, whose CEO and part-owner is extreme neo-capitalist Mathias Döpfner, and their news follows his philosophy (or similar ones) as if they are fact, at least at times. The headline depicting privacy regulation as a 'bonfire' is not surprising; I think they were different before the recent corruption of professional journalism by similar people (there is some good journalism remaining!). Regarding Döpfner, he tried to fire an editor at Business Insider (another Axel Springer publication) because Wall St power player Bill Ackman didn't like their coverage of Ackman's wife. [0] He's taken positions such as, "I am all for climate change"; and ""Free west, fuck the intolerant Muslims and all the other riff-raff." [1] Politico has published articles saying, "Time to Admit It: Trump Is a Great President. He's Still Trying To Be a Good One.", claiming "The most consequential presidents divided the nation - before “reuniting it on a new level of understanding." (by founding editor and global editor-in-chief John Harris). [2] And another that claimed, as news and not opinion, that disinformation concerns were a "panic" and now outmoded. [3] At least some of their coverage of American politics assumes - again as news fact, not opinion - that anything the left does is ridiculous. I actually want to know the reality of things, as much as possible, so I will hardly read them anymore. [0] https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2024/axel-springers-trump-years https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2024/axel-springers-tr... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/13/axel-springer-ceo-mathias-dopfner-leaked-messages-reported https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/13/axel-springer-... [2] https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/21/harris-column-trump-great-president-00199564 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/21/harris-col... [3] https://www.politico.eu/article/nobody-tricked-vote-donald-trump-disinformation-panic-over/ https://www.politico.eu/article/nobody-tricked-vote-donald-t...

bambax 2y ago

And in the world of bureaucracy, "simplification" doesn't mean what you'd think it should mean. "Simplification" consists in adding exceptions, which are in effect additional rules and special cases. Simplification actually means everything gets more complex.

aleph_minus_one 2y ago
We live in an Orwellian world: War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Simplification is complication.
- tmpz22 2y ago
  Alternatively: Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.
  - bigbadfeline 2y ago
    > Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Lie is Truth... sure, sure. > Through passion, I gain strength. Weakness is Strength Sounds like a 1984 sequel from 1939.
    - m463 2y ago
      Seems to be the Sith Code :)
      - bigbadfeline 2y ago
        Oops... thanks.
- NikkiA 2y ago
  "Si vis pacem, para bellum" we have always lived in that world.

remus 2y ago

Indeed. Relevant quote from the article: "The Commission said previously that the simplification plan will focus on reporting requirements for organizations with less than 500 people, but will not touch the “underlying core objective of [the] GDPR regime.” Adjustments could include limiting requirements to keep records of data processing activities, or reforming how businesses provide data protection impact statements — two rules seen as overly cumbersome to smaller firms." Sounds pretty sensible to me.