It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:
The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.
Then they release updates that slows down your device… Unlocked bootloaders with standard architecture so that one can intall many OS is what we needed. Currently for android devices, custom ROM makers have to develop OS for EACH FUCKIN PHONE, seperately