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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days agoIf nothing else, this has a chance of doing things like helping stop hazardous products (electronics with cheaply-made batteries that might catch fire for example) entering the country.
minus-squareIamAnonymous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoLike how Amazon does it with their products coming from china sellers?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoThis will theoretically stop that from being such a hazard as well.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoI’m sure they will do their best to find loopholes, but if we’re lucky, this will at least mitigate the problem.
If nothing else, this has a chance of doing things like helping stop hazardous products (electronics with cheaply-made batteries that might catch fire for example) entering the country.
Like how Amazon does it with their products coming from china sellers?
This will theoretically stop that from being such a hazard as well.
Hopefully it does
I’m sure they will do their best to find loopholes, but if we’re lucky, this will at least mitigate the problem.