Ever since I've been writing a newsletter, tech regulation has been something that happens primarily in Europe. Thanks to a coordinated campaign by the tech industry and US officials, that period may be coming to an end. Not every dimension of the Brussels effect was positive. But I suspect whatever replaces it may be significantly worse.

he Brussels effect has its annoyances — those cookie pop-ups you see on every website, for starters. But it is also the reason that you can download your data from Google, Apple, and other platforms; the reason you can now request the deletion of your data on many platforms even if you don't live in the EU; and that you can now charge your iPhone... See more