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0 pointsjanice19998d ago0 comments

Americans are just as regulated and with even more egregious regulatory capture (see the American broadband/mobile provider cartel). At least Europeans get a little consumer protection.

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bdangubic8d ago

america regulates to ensure companies (as few as humanly possible) profit while europe regulates to protect the consumers. the core difference, yea! and americans seemed to be always shitting on europe completely oblivious of what is being done to them, for decades now

NitpickLawyer8d ago

> while europe regulates to protect the consumers

I get what you're trying to say, but having just had some meetings on aligning with the latest AI act, as a small startup focusing on adapting open source models for local use, the way it looks now, it seems like we won't have any consumers worth protecting :) (and I'm only half joking. AI act is a joke, and Mistral have been saying this for a while now. We have chinese models launched with permissive licenses, usable everywhere except in the EU. It'd be good comedy if it wouldn't be tragic. ffs! We can't use open source shit!!! It's bananas)

polski-g8d ago

You need a doctor's note to buy contact lens solution in Holland.

The level of regulation isn't close.

nchagnet8d ago

That's just... false? You just go to Etos or Kruidvat for that.

amunozo8d ago

You cannot build mixed used buildings in most of due to ridiculous housing zoning, can you?

sottol8d ago

Otoh, you can buy contact lenses OTC in other European countries... not saying Europe isn't over-regulated (try legally building a bike-trail on your own forest-land in Germany!! ...insanity) but it's a bad example.

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