Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of existence

Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by refurb on Saturday July 27, 2024 @07:25AM (#41085839)

The only complete analysis is risk vs. benefit.

We don't look at heart transplants and say "look how many people died! we should ban them"

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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by remram on Sunday July 28, 2024 @04:12PM (#41095628)

We can't regulate social networks or ban AI because of heart transplants?

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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by xvector on Sunday July 28, 2024 @04:44PM (#41095832)

Technological progress doesn't happen in a vacuum. It's almost certain that social networks and AI will contribute to a future life-saving technology, simply by virtue of the information exchange they enable.

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Re:Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of ... by remram on Sunday July 28, 2024 @08:00PM (#41096930)

I don't know how you jump from "innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum" to "we will never innovate again if we regulate social network use by teens".

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