I wonder if VISA and Mastercard could be regulated in the EU as gatekeepers in the DMA

How a lot of software development ends up in real life too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARGET_Instant_Payment_Settlement any moment…

If you ban smart glasses because of the camera, then you have to ban phones and that was tried and failed in most places.

A few years ago, some venues here in Copenhagen, Denmark started banning phones, i.e. you would have to place your phone into a small, locked bag for the duration of the show and then when you left the venue, you could unlock the bag and use your phone again. I think that was perfectly allowed.

You think publishers should not be allowed to decide when they want to stop selling their goods?

Sounds like what unions are for.

Which is a rounding error in any commercial business.

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Developer Unknown Worlds has shared a letter asking for patience from Subnautica fans after publisher Krafton announced the departure of its senior leadership⁠—including studio co-founder Max McGuire⁠—and the installation of Dead Space producer and Striking Distance (The Callisto Protocol) CEO, Steve Papoutsis, as the new studio head.

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The letter does firmly deny that the game will be live serviceified or otherwise experience a monetization change.

Even if you turn off the setting and it stays off in subsequent updates, how can you know that the setting actually does anything at all? That is to say how can you trust Microsoft does not ignore the setting and just gathers the data always.

“Just add bots”

Article is from April 2025.

Unfortunately there are still bills to pay even if you don’t visit the site for months. Keeping the lights on is not free. So that is a very unlikely subscription model you’re describing.

That’s your only comment up this article? Did you even bother to open the article?

I would wager they many of the same people arguing for a boycott went on to purchase it anyway. Opinions are free, as long as it doesn’t affect your life in any way.

I’m sure this won’t be abused by law enforcement nor by politicians to spy on their competitors /s

Like they are going to give a rats ass what you say. They will use it anyway.

Which works for some content, but a lot of childrens content is only available through subscriptions to Netflix/Disney+/Max.

Not sure what country OP is in, but here in Copenhagen, Denmark they have ticket inspectors boarding busses at seemingly random stops, validating everyone’s tickets, and then leave the bus again. Because you can enter the bus through any door now, so you can easily avoid purchasing a ticket.