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Re:EU wants to require platforms to filter uploaded content,... by pjc50 on Thursday March 15, 2018 @09:28AM (#16592618)
But there's no representation on the EU standards bodies at all, and realistically there are two kinds of standard manufacturers tend to care about: US (mostly UL) and CE.
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Re:EU wants to require platforms to filter uploaded content,... by hathathat on Thursday March 15, 2018 @10:21AM (#16593050)
The EU's standards often just transcribe the standards agreed at a global level, though [1]

[1] https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/automotive/legislation/u...

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Re:EU wants to require platforms to filter uploaded content,... by untog on Thursday March 15, 2018 @10:30AM (#16593125)
Often != Always, though.

Losing the ability to affect these European standards is a price to pay, Brexit being one big trade-off after all. But I'm still unclear on what the advantages are that make it worth it.

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