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>>methus+(OP)
The linked article says:

> As of August 2025, manufacturers selling devices in the EU need to:

> Block the installation of unauthorized software

> Use Secure Boot (or similar) to verify firmware authenticity

> Ensure only signed and approved ROMs can run

But the text at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/30/oj/eng mentions no word such as "authorized"/"unauthorized" or "authent(icity)" or "signed" or "approved" so how can we know that this is the EU which does this when it seems like the removal was global, as seen in this article: https://xiaomitime.com/android-makers-remove-bootloader-unlo... ?

>>Y-bar+14
I feel like these articles are just AI slop. There isn't anything in those regulations that would necessitate locking the bootloader.

>>Stagna+v4
It's trendy to blame everything on AI, but this looks like good old-fashioned journo clickbait. The site has been around since 2017 and appears to be a Turkish content mill focusing on Chinese phones.