Today, the European Union’s Ecodesign requirements for smartphones & tablets take effect. And they’re… fine. While the new rules do improve things, they are ultimately watered down by compromise and loopholes.
Last minute corrective adjustments shouldn’t be legal in a democratic society tbh. I won’t pretend to know about how the EU’s legal process works but, if this was voted on by the people, and then changed last minute, that’s not what people voted for. I would expect this kind of thing in the US, because the officials commonly accept bribes to neuter or remove things big companies don’t like but, I didn’t expect it from the EU. but maybe thats just my ignorance speaking.
realitista@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Steps forward are few and far between these days, I’ll take what I can get.
Venator@lemmy.nz 3 days ago
That’s fucking significant change, considering probably even more smartphones become ewaste from cracked screens than anything else by a long shot…