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Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by samrus on Saturday August 29, 2026 @07:11AM (#49488925)
They dont want to kill the industry, they want consumers to be informed of the risks and stakes. If that makes consumers not want to consume tobacco then tough luck but the tobacco industry cant be allowed to operate based on lies and misdirection

Same goes for data harvesting in tech

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Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by maleldil on Saturday August 29, 2026 @05:38PM (#49493575)
The UK is banning the sale of tobacco to people born on or after 1 January 2009 entirely. That will eventually kill the industry (which is good).
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Re:You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It by SR2Z on Sunday August 30, 2026 @07:40AM (#49497813)
I think they do want to kill the industry, and I think that's fine.

One of the greatest achievements of America was killing smoking as a pastime even if that trend is reversing.

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