I'd say when it comes to privacy laws, the EU is actually doing better than almost any other countries. Yes, they could be faster, but the GDPR is still a big win for users everywhere. And a pita for Facebook / Google, which is intentional.
Laws are meaningless if they are not enforced. It has been more than 3 years and all kind of illegal cookie banners, unauthorized processing of the data and data leaks without any discourse to the public are still there.
