Maybe an EU citizen could submit a petition to the European Parliament.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/artcl/Submitting+a+petition+at+the+European+Parliament/det/20220906CDT10142

>>108936431
I asked deepseek after creating this thread and it seems it wont be happening because

>Bootloader unlock is not part of the EU Right to Repair framework because it falls under a different set of regulations: the Radio Equipment Directive (RED). This cybersecurity law, which took effect in August 2025, requires manufacturers to block unauthorized software, effectively forcing them to lock bootloaders. This has created a major conflict between the EU's own policies, with the Right to Repair goals being overridden by stricter cybersecurity mandates

kek

>>108936446
>some manufacturers do retarded anti-consumer thing
>OH MY SCIENCE BIG DADDY EU GUBMIT SAVE ME REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>*the EU makes retarded anti-consumer thing mandatory by law and adds "and that's a good thing"*
LMAO it always ends like this. Just like when they banned giving people a charger with their new phones.
EU cuckizens unironically eat this shit up though, so they get what they fucking deserve.

>>108936446
The law only requires that the devices default state is "secure". There's nothing preventing manufacturers from just including a button that disables the lock.

>>108936500
Anon, how many chargers do you need? Just fucking buy one its like 50€ for top tier one.
The charger thing was getting out of hand, i had so many chargers, I didnt know what to do with them. Its also the eu that made eveything usb-c so you dont have to carry a thousand cables around.

>>108936527
See, this is what I was talking about.
You need a new fast charger for your new phone, because technology evolves, and your old charger is not supported.
Eurocucks think paying more for the same thing == le good.

Why would they? The EU wants all electronics locked down to protect "muh chillins" (but would never ever never stop importing child rapists)

>>108936446
bootloaders have always been locked by default though

>>108936404
As if this gang of corrupt pedo politicians knew what a bootloader is.

>requires manufacturers to block unauthorized software
So they definitely won't try anymore to force Apple and Google to let users install apps from outside the app stores. :(

>>108936500
It amazes me how burgers started seething at the EU once we didn't tolerate their data harvesting. They can still do it, we just need to opt-in. A simple check box broke burgers a decade ago and they still haven't recovered.

>>108936404
EU isn't your friend.

>>108937612
I'm a eurofag, and the US still harvests your data. In fact, the EU is just about to introduce mandatory age verification, so I hope you enjoy the perceived protection of your cookie banners.

>>108936446
>EU Right to Repair framework
Lol it's the dumbest shit in the universe. Remove patents and your repair costs will drop by 80%.

>>108937790
>Remove patents and your repair costs will drop by 80%.

and so would innovation
you didnt think this through did you

>>108937998
Intellectual property discourages progress rather than promoting it. The whole thing is a cargo cult nonsense and a feast for the parasitic lawyer caste. A waste of infinite money.

>>108937998
Patents are viewed as government-granted monopolies that restrict competition, limit the free exchange of ideas, and can slow innovation by preventing others from building on existing knowledge. Critics argue that they create legal barriers for entrepreneurs, encourage costly litigation, and distort market incentives.
Alternative monetization models include first-mover advantages, trade secrets, crowdfunding, patronage, subscriptions, consulting services, open-source business models, voluntary licensing, and reputation-based revenue streams. These approaches aim to reward creators without relying on state-enforced intellectual property rights.

>>108938385
Patents are good, (((copyright))) is the real stinker.

>>108938723
Both suck

Patents primarily just because "on a computer" patents exist and are insanely overbroad, alongside gene and medical patents being a thing, wheras with Copyright the issue is both how widespread/low the bar is with what is copyrightable, AND the term lengths being fucking insanity, lasting the entire life of the author plus another 70ish years, instead of only being a few decades after publication/registration like patents are

>>108936404
About when they mandate all cars sold in the EU have analog controls for hvac.

>>108938385
Nobody would invest in costly technolo/g/ee if they couldn't secure exclusivity.

I created something myself and my only hope is that I can patent some parts, otherwise I'll get cooked by megacorporations copying it. Then nobody would have any chance to make it except trillion dollars feudal estates

they will do the opposite. Google can be mandated to do ID verification, VPN bans and chat control; LineageOS cant

>>108936404
>EU
>doing something competent

>>108936404
>At this point they are the only ones who could save us.
they don't really give a shit
one in a million times, they will do something good but they really don't give a shit

>>108936404
the EU won't save anyone, it's the modern equivalent of the soviet union, the sooner it collapses the better for everyone

don't buy phones with locked down bootloaders if you care about that, it really is that simple. stop being a child

>>108936446
i can't wait to see what they cook up in response to 'stop killing games'.

>>108939531
>>don't buy phones with locked down bootloaders if you care about that, it really is that simple. stop being a child

obviously. But it restricts choices imensely.

>>108936446
>the Radio Equipment Directive (RED). This cybersecurity law, which took effect in August 2025

The Radio Equipment Directive dates to 2014.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0053

Your AI is hallucinating.

>>108937764
>the US still harvests your data. In fact, the EU is just about to introduce mandatory age verification
Article 28.3 of the DSA specifically states that platforms cannot be forced by law to employ means of age verification that discloses additional personal data. Furthermore, the EU Commission has qualified any means of age verification that does require disclosure of additional personal data, as disproportional - through which attempting to do so would put it in violation of the proportionality and data-minimization principles of the GDPR.

>>108936527
>cheap phones used 2.0 micro-b because lol cheap
>can't use them anymore because of EU regulations
great job

>>108936446
>I asked deepseek
stopped reading. also you answered to someone suggesting new legislation.
saying that new legislation is not possible because of old legislation is peak retarded.

>>108941194
Saying you stopped reading but commenting on some other info I give after you supposedly stopped is peak woman logic.

>>108936446
that law only requires that the antena firmware is a secure blob. not the rest, what deepseek is telling you is the fud from the companies

>>108941073
Right, and they're already designing EU-provided good boy tokens :^)
They're also about to ban anonymous VPNs.
Chat control will still pass one day.

>>108936404
They only do that so they can get enough support from the crowd to implement complete totalitarianism.

>>108941417
>Chat control will still pass one day.
Chat control was afaik semi-permanently defanged due to amendments made to already adopted acts precluding it from ever fucking with end-to-end encryption.

>>108937790
>Hey you can use our intellectual property freely now. Can we get spare parts now?
>No.
This only would work if EU countries were capable of producing the parts in an economically sensible fashion. They are not and if they were the EU-only chip wouldn't have released 5 years later than announced.

>>108941041
passed != taking effect lil bro

AIEEEEEE WHY WON'T THE JEWS LET ME FLASH MY FIRMWARE AND SPAM ILLEGAL RADIO FREQUENCY OUTPUTS

>>108936404
"EU is our saviors"
I can't believe people still do this shit in 2026