The title is missing a second part: “after China, the US, Russia, the UK, etc.”.

I get that privacy is potentially in danger if chatcontrol passes (ie. it’s not right now) and that to raise awareness is worthwhile, but misrepresenting one of the best places privacy-wise as “one of the greatest threats” is just dishonest.

Visitors to the US have been asked if they were members of the communist party since forever though?

IDK if those who replied “yes” would be sent back, but I do remember reading about Chinese communist party members being denied entry to the US.

I don’t see much difference between this and that as far as the 1st amendment is concerned… aren’t you idealizing the 1st amendment (and/or how seriously the US takes it)?

PS: let me make clear that I’m not trying to defend the indefensible behaviour of the Trump administration in any way

You must have an outdated version. The current version is “We announce that there must be no criticism of the President, and that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong. Anything else is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

I know :) that’s why I was asking if anybody else did it instead of campaigning for more people to do it

(tangentially related)

Do you guys intentionally half-ass your capchtas or am I the only one?

eg. when Google asks me to recognize traffic lights, I intentionally make some errors to decrease the quality of data they harvest

Generally speaking, if someone asks/talks about some local topic without bothering to specify where they live, you can just assume they live in the US :)

Circle jerking, I guess? Same reason I use lemmy :)

The problem with Chinese EVs is that they show it’s possible to innovate, keep prices down, and mass produce.

It’s not only possible, it’s easy: you just need terrible labor and environmental standards, poor welfare, cheap access to raw materials, and tons of state subsidies :)

It’s interesting to note that “we” knew all along it would end like this but just couldn’t resist moving/outsourcing production to China nor investing in China’s fast-growing economy.

“We” were chasing short-term profits and China was playing the long game. Apparently, both parties won, each at their own game.

Stop making $70K SUVs and start making $20K Taurus and Escort EVs. You did it once. You can do it again.

The cost of batteries is (relatively) higher for cheap vehicles, so that’s the segment where it makes the most difference.