[no1youknowz]

Imagine a scenario where this passes. Larger companies in the US and elsewhere are able to put in place "filtering" to comply with the mandate, but then other smaller companies simply turn off the EU.

When it comes to regulations, larger companies have the will and resources to meet them. Stifling competition and becoming dominant in the marketplace.

Sure, some commentators will argue that SaaS products can popup to fill the "filtering" requirements. But it could be something that companies just simply cannot afford to implement and again, we're back to blocking off the EU.

The knock on effect is that at least for EU content, startups will have yet another hurdle to get off the ground.

Now, when the rest of the world starts to block off the EU and EU customers start seeing their access being limited as time goes on. It may or may not cause a backlash. Who knows at this point.

As a solo-founder who is working on a startup that is hugely impacted by this. I really hope this does not pass. If it does, oh well. I'll shrug and postpone EU participation until my company is able to afford the extra cost.