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EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power - The Guardian
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Not sure if this isn't a mixed bag, given EU's blatant fixation with kneecapping or breaking e2ee (like in the UK).
Europe != EU. UK is not in the EU.
I was using the UK's recent legislative efforts to eliminate e2ee to illustrate similar goals that have been expressed by various high-ranking EU officials to presumably affect their European contituents. Not trying to get in a geopolitical debate here about UK or Europe
This isn’t even a slippery slope towards that though. This is all about consumer choice, privacy, and stopping a few companies from skimming 30% of the top of all digital sales.