What cost is involved by not embedding third party bescons on your website?
How does it not improve consumer protections? It's literally stopping doing the thing that is causing harm.
> “With its decision, the ECJ places enormous responsibility on thousands of website operators – from small travel blogs to online megastores and the portals of large publishers,” Bitkom CEA Bernard Rohleder said.
Yes, this is exactly how serious this situation is. I'm glad you're getting a handle on just how damn huge this problem really is. Aren't you glad we're finally doing something about it?
> He warned that the decision would go beyond Facebook and effect all social media plug ins, which are important for many firms to expand their reach on the web
Uh, yes, that's the the idea? Your firm's right to expand their reach does not overrule my right to privacy.
People can still share and like your links on the social platforms. It doesn't require me to be forced into it.