"European laws have helped civilise the online landscape, but now we can only look on in envy at some new features launched by Apple that are not available to users here We said we wanted Big Tech to be regulated. But is it worth losing out on features and services? Maybe, maybe not. But there's now a gap opening between us and places like Britain and the US in mainstream services we can get from our tech because of new EU regulation."
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European laws have improved online civility and strengthened consumer protections while also imposing limits on some platform features. New EU rules have prevented certain Apple features from being offered to users in the EU, producing a divergence between services available in Britain and the United States and those available domestically. The regulatory trade-off pits stronger oversight of Big Tech against potential delays or losses of product features and conveniences. Consumers face the practical consequence of reduced immediate access to new mainstream services as regulators pursue safer, more controlled online environments.
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