• Nick B.@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Keep us updated how this goes. Are they even governed by EU law if they are in the US?

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      1 year ago

      If they want to operate in the EU (for example, selling ad space to European companies to show to European users) then yes, they are.

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      1 year ago

      There are some American news sites that don’t serve to European users for that reason. Instead, we get a screan that explains that GDPR is too much for them to handle.

      It can be circumvented with a VPN, but I haven’t bothered so far

      • Nick B.@beehaw.org
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        1 year ago

        Yes I’m familiar with those - usually local news channels in Ohio I monitor so I do VPN them.