Wouldn’t that imply the existence of a ExtensibleMarkupLanguageHypertextTransferProtocolRequestFactorySingleton?

didn’t get permission from the original author

Tell me you don’t know xkcd without saying you don’t know xkcd. These comics are licensed as CC-BY-NC 2.5, which means you are allowed to remix and use them, without explicitly asking for permission, as long as you attribute the original/author (which is given here) and as long as you do it non-commercially (which is given for this post IMHO).

enforcing things like the EU

You mean like “client side scanning of all media you send via any (chat) app before encryption and sending all media that might trigger $algorithm to the police”? Yes, it happens only if you consented to it, but good luck using those apps without giving consent…