alt Hacker Newsnon-english, twitter, and probably LLM-generated, and still on the front page. So either people really care about this issue or it's artificial as usually any one of those is enough to get ignored or flagged
Anyway here's an English translation for ease (google translate)
Wild West @dziki_zachod The EU is simultaneously working on five regulations that will change how we live, drive, and use the internet.
Here's what's currently in the legislative process—and what's already in effect.
Advanced Driving Cameras (ADDW)—in force since July 7, 2026. Every new car must have a camera tracking the driver's face and eyes. Officially for safety. The data is supposed to stay in the car. For now.
Active Speed Limiting (ISA)—in force since July 2024. New cars automatically limit their speed to the limit. It can be disabled, but the system resets itself.
Chat Control—still under negotiation. The project involves mass scanning of private messages for illegal content. Criticized by cybersecurity experts as the end of end-to-end encryption. Blocked several times, it's back in new versions.
Online KYC/age verification – just announced. Von der Leyen presented an app requiring ID to access certain platforms. The Vice-President of the European Commission announced that VPNs will also be regulated to ensure this cannot be bypassed.
Hate speech as an EU crime – The Commission wants to expand the list of EU crimes to include hate speech. Critics warn that the definition is so broad that it could criminalize simple political criticism.
Each of these regulations officially has a noble purpose. Together, they paint a picture of a Europe where you can say anything you say in front of a camera – and someone records it. 10:00 AM · Jul 8, 2026 32.6KViews
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Obviously a five line summary loses a lot of nuance. E.g. these legislative files are at very different stages of discussion , some not even proposed formally and others close to completion. It reminds me a bit of the famous UK tabloid headlines that the EU would prohibit hairdressers from wearing jewellery (which was a position paper by a small hairdresser union, never an EU legislative idea).
Let's see when these things are actually proposed and can be analysed. E.g. I do t see a problem with an automatic speed limit - anyone using electric cars will already do this anyway. E.g. driving in the Netherlands or Belgium (everyone is at 100-125kmh) is a lot more comfortable and safe than in Germany (where a motorway speed can vary from 100 to 190 or sometimes much beyond). If you want to feel speed go to dedicated racetracks and don't threaten my kids lives.
Thanks for the translation.
I am actually very much in favor of Active Speed Limiting. From a safety perspective and in order to make driving less attractive in comparison to public transportation and other alternatives.
Poles are trying to divert attention from catastrophic state of healthcare in their country:) The system is on speedrun to clone the American one. Medical doctors earn the highest salaries in Europe, while patients are receiving one of the worst services on the continent. It's as if they wanted to annihilate the lower classes of society or something.
> non-english
Well, Poland is part of the EU.
> probably LLM-generated
What makes you say that? I admit I can't spot LLMisms in Polish, but the translation seems perfectly reasonable.
The account name is "Wild West" and it's all agenda posting. Scrolled through it, half of the posts are about criminal immigrants, the other half about collapsing governments in "the West". Links to a dubious news site focusing exclusively on immigrant crime with lots of AI-generated material: https://dzikizachod.eu/. The website operates a shop selling mugs with "Tu jest Polska, nie Bruksela" - a common far-right slogan in Poland.
I'm a bit cynical and I think that this might be a simple cash grab monetizing the anti-immigrant sentiment in Poland, considering that the articles seem to be AI-translated or generated (I found grammar mistakes unlikely to be made by a native speaker). Still, the privacy policy mentions a person who cannot be found online. Not a credible source for sure.