> But all coming on here and saying "ooohh, this is bad, innit!" is not very interesting, and unlikely to prevent it.

I disagree - this is how the internet can strengthen democracy.

Upvoting and commenting makes this post hit the top of HN and stay there. This makes it visible to many EU citizens who can reach out to their MEP's to ask them to vote against it. Seems a pretty effective strategy to me as someone living in a non-EU country.

Although agree that we should also be discussing the questions you raised.