Ivo StružinskýNov 12
Johnny Ryan

We write in The Guardian this morning that the Commission’s plan to gut Europe’s digital rules will hurt European startups give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital

The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power

The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles

The Guardian
Nov 12 at 7:11amWeb
Show threadDźwiedziuNov 12
@johnnyryan
I would like to read, but I'm pushed away by the “let us track you or pay us” wall.

@pluralistic
Show threadJohnny RyanNov 12
@dzwiedziu @pluralistic install Brave or Firefox with uBlock Origin
Show threadDźwiedziuNov 12

@johnnyryan
Yeah, but actually no.

Picking elements with uBlock works, but setting the overflow doesn't, so the page doesn't scroll.

Also don't recommend Brave: https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/

@pluralistic

Show threadJohnny RyanNov 12
@pluralistic @dzwiedziu I was at Brave for a few years. If you want to reliably block tracking on the client, it’s a good way to do it.
Show threadDźwiedziuNov 12

@johnnyryan
Yeah, and support a bigot with crypto, data harvesting, crypto, including FTX at some point?

Thanks, pass.

@pluralistic

Show threadJohnny RyanNov 12
@pluralistic @dzwiedziu or just don’t switch on the crypto stuff…
Show threadLeldorionNov 12
@johnnyryan @pluralistic @dzwiedziu Haven't really trusted brave since the ad replacement debacle. Kind of put them in the same space as that honey coupon addon.
Show threadStefan MonnierNov 12
@johnnyryan Hmm? I just read that page without paying and AFAIK without any tracking (all Javascript blocked by uMatrix)