Comment on Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm
nope@jlai.lu 4 months ago
Well shit, do we EU citizens have any say in this ?
The EU Parliament can block this, and that’s elected by Proportional Vote and we all have MEPs there who, unlike national parliamentarians in countries without Proportional Vote (which are most of them) have to worry more about the public opinion in their nation turning against them.
So if this shit ever makes its way to the EU Parliament, contact your country’s MEPs.
I did contact 3 MEPs from the comitee belonging to “Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs” and seem sensible enough to oppose that.
Contact your local MEP. Ask your local MP or Deputy or whatever you call them to push the relevant minister to oppose it. It’s not great, but you do have a say.
Have we ever?
Yes. It worked with Chat Control (even though it wouldnt have passer anyway. Didnt even go to voting.)
It didn’t go to voting because it wouldn’t have passed, and it wouldn’t have passed because of public backlash causing important countries for the vote to back out.
Your comment makes it sound as if it wouldn’t have passed without public backlash
LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
lol sure