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Why are consumer protections abuse? Do you also think organizations like the FDA are abuse?

FDA not letting you import essential medications just because it is cheaper is actually a huge issue, call it indirect abuse.

"Consumer protections" in this context is cynical doublespeak for censorship.

How dare we citizens know what our governments are doing in our name, with our money?

In most cases it's not even censorship -- it's just some combination of an attempt to squeeze these non-EU companies for as much as they can get and good old fashioned virtue signaling about protecting consumers from things that most people couldn't care less about.

A recent article filled with examples: https://stratechery.com/2024/the-e-u-goes-too-far/

It's worth noting that this article was flagged off the front page of HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40907899

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