All the outrage here is pretty weird considering the USA, Canada and the EU all have policies like this already
Note "Nationals of any of these visa-exempt countries need to apply for an ETIAS travel authorisation." You will notice the flag of the USA, and if you follow the link, see it listed in ANNEX II (1.B)
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CEL...
I've not looked at the recent rules for entry to Canada.
The point is that to date, the EU has had issues in bringing the ETIAS scheme in to operation. It was supposed to be operating now, but looks like it is delayed until 2024.