This EU law banning unlocking story was untrue. The publication posting it retracted it in a subsequent story without updating the original.
1) https://xiaomitime.com/eu-kills-android-bootloader-unlock-starting-august-1-59449/
2) https://xiaomitime.com/dont-panic-eu-isnt-ending-bootloader-unlocks-soon-59697/
The claims they cited were AI generated which they admit in the follow up story.
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