The same European intellegentsia that is progressively forcing Apple to tear down the walled garden simultaneously fails to understand that this is exactly why they had it in the first place:

> You’re not affected if (and only if) . . . > You browse on desktop computers or use iOS (iPhones)

At the very least they should step back and allow companies to enforce safeguards because they clearly lack the understanding or foresight to do so effectively.

The simple way for the EU to beat Meta is to stop being so cheap: break the WhatsApp dependency by actually paying properly for something that has a decent UX and doesn't track you. If you aren't willing to do this you will be exploited over and over again. TANSTAAFL