That doesn't make it better! It did somehow slow down the regulatory response because politicians are dumb, though.

It means X can identify users at least, so they are probably quite a bit less likely to do that.

You’ve obviously never attempted to complete a purchase while working under a regulatory body, required to test the theory.

What difference does that make?

it's much funnier now, that by putting it behind a paywall, they're explicitly saying "it's okay for you to do this, you just have to purchase a license first"

Security through enshittification. Nice.