I'm interested in whether they're truly effective. It seems like some of these victories are hollow and meaningless. I've talked to Europeans in tech that seem to think this.
I agree they've been right in spirit, and definitely think it's better than doing nothing, and I think those same colleagues from Europe would agree.
Regulation as infrastructure needs to be built, the holes will be constant and need patching I think.
..with large fines. If Meta is found to be using user data for behavioral targeting even after a user opt-out, the EU and even CA should be on it.