Anyone with common sense knows cookies should run on implicit consent — if I visit a site, I’ve already consented to it working. The EU law wasn’t comprehensive, it was clumsy. Real privacy rules should target data abuse, not train people to mindlessly smash ‘Accept All.’ Instead, we got years of absurd pop-up windows that block the content until you click the obvious. Oh Lord

Took them long enough. Honestly, at this rate, they’ll probably end up delaying—or possibly quietly scrapping—the whole net zero push. They need to sort out their own economic mess first before chasing big ideological targets. Fix the balance sheet, then talk ambition.

These virus outbreaks, especially disasters to the world from China will keep repeating itself; as long the Chinese Communist Party is still there to censor news, accuse, arrest, torture political dissident & whistle blowers with this evil regime continues.

It is true; I keep seeing the Pro-Beijing Propaganda machine appearing from social media platforms; even on Google ads. Maybe this is a show of "who can buy more ads , who will win " type of situation ?

China seeks to "control" freedom of speech outside its borders; its no longer Freedom of speech vs Communist Ideas; its about what's morally right and wrong.

Putting a firewall that disconnect the outside world to judge the facts; hide crimes against humanity, force and silence ideas that are different to their main agenda ?

It has nothing to do with Uyghurs... yet, for now; as soon Hong Kong is becoming Uyghurs as Hong Kong now is a police state; and it is predicted to soon start building camps to detain protestors with different political view with Beijing.

Stop drawing the parallels with USA; Texas residents have their right to vote; Hong Kong residents only have the so-called right to vote only for candidates who are "pro-Beijing" and intolerant of people with different views.

How would anyone know where this so-called the "red-line" of China that will basically "anger" the Chinese audiences actually drawn?
I mean sooner or later even waving a non-China flag the Chinese audience will probably anger them

Its not about "China limiting Creativity" anymore; China audience will just have to accept the world outside China; or they will have to learn this the hard way.

OMG this is Taiwan all over again; are US companies going to alienate markets in which China doesn't like?
Money or Freedom of speech ?
If you choose the former you might loose much than then you hope to earn.

Life is all about politics, you can't avoid it, it comes and haunt you eventually.

What's this related to getting a real job ? He could be much richer than you, you never know

Lets say this scenario: you a have few "conflicting" social circles and you are not suppose to have gatherings with one circle or another. You don't want either circle to know you still have social ties with the opposite circle, however they found this out thru the unconsented photo tagging, and causes unwanted "attention"
Well, i guess its quite common in real life as your social circle expands and conflict of interests deemed to arise, but shouldn't new functions make your life easier than causing extra havoc?

Lets say this scenerio: you a have few "conflicting" social circles and you are not suppose to have gatherings with one circle or another. You don't want either circle to know you still have social ties with the opposite circle, however they found this out thru the unconsented photo tagging, and causes unwanted "attention"
Well, i guess its quite common in real life as your social circle expands and conflict of interests deemed to arise, but shouldn't new functions make your life easier than causing extra havoc?

Finally someone recognizes the right of "not being recognized without consent".

Right... And i thought such injunction is inconsistent with HRA 1998 / ECHR Article 10, freedom of expression. You shouldn't block the public access to information...