alt Hacker NewsIf a company is about to produce millions of physical products, I think it is quite ok if they first check with the government to see if that is a good idea.
Same with social media features that are rolled out to millions of users.
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warkdarrior • yesterday at 3:59 PM
This is about Digital Services Act, not physical products.
If the EU was prepared to give advance permission, that would make sense. It would be slow ("Hey we want to rename 'username' to 'login'" -> "we'll get back to you in a couple of months"), but it would make sense.
But, if you'll re-read my comment, my complaint is that the EU will not pre-clear features. They will only punish after the fact if they decide it was a bad feature.
And that's even assuming you're correct that the bureaucrats themselves know what is a good idea. Which I'm skeptical of. I think they're more likely to be correct than, say, Facebook... but that's a pretty low bar.