| ▲ | _nobody 2 hours ago | |
> due to a recent EU regulation majorly backfiring And why should a regulation in EU affect rest of the world. Or for that matter, any US regulation. The arrogance of these nations and the ignorance of tech companies is ruining the entire Internet. | ||
| ▲ | sham1 an hour ago | parent [-] | |
Because making things everywhere compliant is cheaper than having both a non-EU and EU versions of software. See also: Brussels effect[0]. It's simple economics. The companies are also allowed to either do special versions to comply with local laws or even to pull out of the market. They just choose not to for reasons. | ||