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Isn't it strange how Washington makes laws in the EU? I wonder if these lobbyists get paid a lot.
by shevy-java 6mo ago
Isn't it strange how Washington makes laws in the EU?
I wonder if these lobbyists get paid a lot.
- skrebbel 6mo agoMeh, you're right but the EU also makes laws in the US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect). In the end it's not about who makes the law but whether it's a good law. Ecodesign laws making US vacuum cleaners more economical is good. Trade pressures undermining EU privacy protections maybe not so good.
- MarcelOlsz 6mo agoI like how out of all examples to pit up against eroding privacy protections was consumer vacuum stuff from ages ago.
- skrebbel 6mo agoWho cares where a law originates? What matters is whether it’s a good idea or bad. Eroding privacy protections is bad. If the EU had come up with that all on their own (and they try that aplenty too; chat control anyone?) then it’s also bad.
- malicka 6mo agoMoney is the international language, after all. Why would oligarchs limit their influence to their own country?