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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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