[malvosenior]

> I don't see why everyone is in a rush to pull in mentions of GDPR to make it seem "worse". For a lot of us, it weakens the argument instead of strengthening it.

I have the opposite feeling. A lot of us rejected to GDPR on the basis that it's not the government's domain (any government) to impose its will on the internet. Even if the content of GDPR is well meaning it opened the door to further laws, such as the new copyright law.

By saying "GDPR is a good idea, but the EU has no right to police the internet" it saves us from further legislative efforts.

By saying "GDPR is a good law but the copyright law is bad" it means we have to have this debate over and over and the message to law makers is a tacit green light to keep going down this path.