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GDPR benefits the US and US tech dominance. With GDPR the EU just legislated away one of the most profitable monetization schemes ever devised. I think the admi

GDPR benefits the US and US tech dominance. With GDPR the EU just legislated away one of the most profitable monetization schemes ever devised. I think the administration will sit back and do nothing and watch the fire from across the pond.

KozmoNau7 8y ago
Good. Not everything needs to be "monetized".
- lajhsdfkl 8y ago
  >Good I've been seeing GDPR supporters saying that a lot recently. Time will show if it's true. I admit it's possible that removing ads as a revenue model could somehow allow europeans to innovate and discover a superior model but I'm not betting on it. Thank you Europe for being the guinea pigs, you will either lead the way or hopefully prevent others from making the same mistakes.
  - mg794613 8y ago
    Hopefully prevent others... You just admitted you are on a crusade whatever the truth or outcome?
    - sbov 8y ago
      My reading is: if it's a mistake, hopefully other people learn from it. Because usually people only learn from their own mistakes.
      - lajhsdfkl 8y ago
        This is correct.
    - lajhsdfkl 8y ago
      Thank you for giving my comment the least charitable reading possible. If that were the case why would I even bother leading with "you will either lead the way" If a better monetization scheme that ads arises from the ashes of GDPR then I really will have no reason to be frustrated.
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cornholio 8y ago
> legislated away one of the most profitable monetization schemes ever devised, when it used against and without the consent of European customers Fixed that for you.
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- lajhsdfkl 8y ago
  You mean the consent like not going on the website in the first place? And if all GDPR was just a bunch of consent forms it wouldn't even be a problem. GDPR is bad/onerous for the following reasons - right to have access to the information that is being stored on you - right to be forgotten - right to view a web page without being shown ads If GDPR was only asking for consent + banning the sale of information to 3rd parties it would hardly have had the chilling effect it is currently having.
  - yulaow 8y ago
    You mean - right to have access to _your_ information - right to interrupt the service and get back _your_ information - right to view a web page _with_ ads but without obligation to give to anyone _your_ information
    - lajhsdfkl 8y ago
      I don't care how you reword it, those "rights" are stupid.
- zerostar07 8y ago
  It turned it from a monetization-scheme to a donation-based scheme. Let's not lie, we know these don't work, we all know the ruse.
zerostar07 8y ago
Correct. EU businesses have been put into one-way contracts to service their customers.

KozmoNau7 8y ago

Good. Not everything needs to be "monetized".

lajhsdfkl 8y ago
>Good I've been seeing GDPR supporters saying that a lot recently. Time will show if it's true. I admit it's possible that removing ads as a revenue model could somehow allow europeans to innovate and discover a superior model but I'm not betting on it. Thank you Europe for being the guinea pigs, you will either lead the way or hopefully prevent others from making the same mistakes.
- mg794613 8y ago
  Hopefully prevent others... You just admitted you are on a crusade whatever the truth or outcome?
  - sbov 8y ago
    My reading is: if it's a mistake, hopefully other people learn from it. Because usually people only learn from their own mistakes.
    - lajhsdfkl 8y ago
      This is correct.
  - lajhsdfkl 8y ago
    Thank you for giving my comment the least charitable reading possible. If that were the case why would I even bother leading with "you will either lead the way" If a better monetization scheme that ads arises from the ashes of GDPR then I really will have no reason to be frustrated.
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cornholio 8y ago

> legislated away one of the most profitable monetization schemes ever devised, when it used against and without the consent of European customers Fixed that for you.

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lajhsdfkl 8y ago
You mean the consent like not going on the website in the first place? And if all GDPR was just a bunch of consent forms it wouldn't even be a problem. GDPR is bad/onerous for the following reasons - right to have access to the information that is being stored on you - right to be forgotten - right to view a web page without being shown ads If GDPR was only asking for consent + banning the sale of information to 3rd parties it would hardly have had the chilling effect it is currently having.
- yulaow 8y ago
  You mean - right to have access to _your_ information - right to interrupt the service and get back _your_ information - right to view a web page _with_ ads but without obligation to give to anyone _your_ information
  - lajhsdfkl 8y ago
    I don't care how you reword it, those "rights" are stupid.
zerostar07 8y ago
It turned it from a monetization-scheme to a donation-based scheme. Let's not lie, we know these don't work, we all know the ruse.

zerostar07 8y ago

Correct. EU businesses have been put into one-way contracts to service their customers.