Who do you vote out when the global tech regulator gets it wrong? Binding international rules move decisions from elected parliaments to treaty bodies and expert committees, and there is no ballot box for those. A national regulator that overreaches can be hauled before a legislature, sued in domestic courts, or reversed after an election. A global enforcement body answers to no voters, which is fine for technical standards like aviation safety and dangerous for questions as political as speech, surveillance, and AI. The DSA works because the EU has a parliament, courts, and democratic legitimacy behind its fines. EDAA. A global equivalent would have the fines without the legitimacy. When enforcement is detached from democratic accountability, the rules serve whoever captured the process. Keep the power where the voters are.
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PoliticsSep 23, 2026
Should international technology rules be enforceable rather than voluntary?
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