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[–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 58 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

They pass dystopian chat control with one hand and does this with the other.

[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Well when you think about it this is just another form of control over businesses. That’s equally authoritarian.

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

If businesses were people that'd be a great point.

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

The EU is a complex organization with different power poles and a variety of different interests. Add to that members of parliament do not always understand everything they vote for. And yes: you get bad things, nonsensical rules, but also good things.

Overall, I would say it's positive, but when it's bad it can be brutal.

Edit: I forgot to mention lobbying! Brussels is full of lobbyists!

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 hours ago

Seriously, talk about major whiplash with how they do things lmao

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

All those people in Brussels are out of touch. They live in their own world.