> Second it's hard not to notice that much of what the EU does is try to hurt US tech companies
These are European laws designed to regulate industry inside the EU. If an American company decides to do business in the EU they're subject to the same rules as any business already operating inside the EU. So claiming this is designed to hurt US tech companies is quite a reach. If you feel American tech companies are being hit harder than their EU counterparts then perhaps that is because those American tech companies were attempting to game the system to begin with - in which case the EU is right to regulate their European operations.
It's really no different to how goods manufactured outside of the US still have to adhere to American safety regulations if they want to get sold inside the US.
These are European laws designed to regulate industry inside the EU. If an American company decides to do business in the EU they're subject to the same rules as any business already operating inside the EU. So claiming this is designed to hurt US tech companies is quite a reach. If you feel American tech companies are being hit harder than their EU counterparts then perhaps that is because those American tech companies were attempting to game the system to begin with - in which case the EU is right to regulate their European operations.
It's really no different to how goods manufactured outside of the US still have to adhere to American safety regulations if they want to get sold inside the US.