@TCatInReality @SirTapTap I wouldn't conflate the UK with the EU, the UK has a much worse laws on personal freedom and privacy (and France isn't much better, they sure do love their authoritarianism).
There are a number of countries in the EU that techbros largely avoid because it's a lot harder to get up to their usual bullshit than in others.
As for the laws regulating social media, depending on which ones, they can in fact be healthy. It isn't all or nothing.