What makes USB-C the gold standard of charging ports?

What the rule says?

The European Parliament on Tuesday passed a rule standardising the charging port on electronic items. It has selected USB Type-C — better known as USB-C — as the standard port.

So, by the end of 2024, all mobile phones, tablets, and cameras sold in the EU must have a USB-C port. But the deadline for the laptop has been set for 2026.

The European Parliament has said, “Regardless of their manufacturer, all new mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld video game consoles and portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems, earbuds and laptops that are rechargeable via a wired cable, operating with a power delivery of up to 100 Watts, will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port.”