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If the EU, a supposed bastion of human rights, forces this through, what argument do we have when more authoritarian countries demand the same thing from Apple, Google, or Meta?

[Balinares]

Just because the EU is not as egregiously awful as some other places does unfortunately not make it a bastion of human rights. The same forces are at play there as everywhere else in the West.

[sunaookami]

>supposed bastion of human rights

Ever wondered why they position themselves like that? Because they repeated it so often that everyone believes it now.