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Sometimes it feels like the EFF is the only one holding back the tide. Everyone should donate to EFF ❤️
They're awesome, but I feel like it'll go the way of the ACLU eventually.
Like nowadays on Reddit you see a lot of support for all the bureaucratic regulation like the AI act, Cybersecurity act, etc. empowering Big Tech monopolies and Big Government control over start-ups and tinkerers.
I don't know about the AI act. If it turns out anything like the DMA, it's probably a good thing. The EU seems to have got a sense for creating regulation that curtails Big Tech while still enabling small actors.
The DMA is a good thing helping to stop monopoly positions, not all regulation is bad, but it's not all good either.
Whereas the AI act is entrenching monopolies by making it much harder for startups and Open Source AI to function in the EU.