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Re:US Rep Announces Congressional Legislation to Protect Vid... by ygjb on Friday October 16, 2026 @12:56PM (#50120985)
Consumer protection is already clearly the focus of Congress, and with the demise of the Chevron deference in 2024, it seems that Congress needs to bind (such that they can) groups operated by the Executive Branch to uphold consumer rights explicitly instead of allowing regulators to navigate the commercial market.

The answer to Why is Congress concerned with details like this? is that the Supreme Court of the United States made it their concern by rejecting an established practice of deferring to expert regulators instead of electable people who probably lack the relevant knowledge and experience.

Re:US Rep Announces Congressional Legislation to Protect Vid... by saghm on Friday October 16, 2026 @01:24PM (#50121424)
> is that the Supreme Court of the United States made it their concern by rejecting an established practice of deferring to expert regulators instead of electable people who probably lack the relevant knowledge and experience

The current Supreme Court unfortunately unfortunately seems to lack the knowledge and experience to recognize the logic in this thinking (or just doesn't care because it doesn't fit their agenda)

Re:US Rep Announces Congressional Legislation to Protect Vid... by db48x on Monday October 19, 2026 @01:15PM (#50155085)
I don’t see why you think Chevron deference would have been of any use for anyone who wanted to preserve video games. Current regulations unambiguously allow EULAs, and Chevron deference is only about how ambiguous regulations are resolved during a trial. No ambiguity = no deference to the agency’s interpretation of the law.