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Which is a fine argument, but people often don't consider that this kills off all the businesses that rely on those adtech companies. I think part of the proble
by Mirioron 7y ago
Which is a fine argument, but people often don't consider that this kills off all the businesses that rely on those adtech companies. I think part of the problem is that it's not immediately obvious that sites like Google and YouTube only run because of that adtech.
- anoncake 7y agoThey only rely on ads because that's the path of least resistance. If the GDPR eventually means that there is no Google or no Youtube anymore – which is not very likely – that just means the cost of Google/Youtube doesn't justify its benefits, assuming markets work at all.
- Mirioron 7y agoThose services would still exist in other countries. They just wouldn't exist in the EU.