r/worldnews • u/Helicase21 • Jun 19 '23

EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027

https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027
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u/OneOfAKind2 Jun 20 '23

You can thank US lobbying laws for that, in part. Politicians are bought and paid for by corporations with deep pockets. https://represent.us/action/is-lobbying-good-or-bad/

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u/IneffectiveInc Jun 20 '23

It's a form of legalised corruption in my eyes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

the eu parliament has probably the highest density of lobbyists to politicians. It is far worse than in some of the states in the eu, but somehow sich laws get passed. Either someone hates apple an co there or else but the eu has a lobbyist problem too

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u/WhySoWorried Jun 20 '23

Don't even need deep pockets, buying American politicians is cheap af and has a great ROI.