Correct, they don't have to offer free access. What they do need to do is pick a business model that is legal in countries they wish to operate in. Things lik

Correct, they don't have to offer free access. What they do need to do is pick a business model that is legal in countries they wish to operate in. Things like GDPR doesn't prevent ads. Maybe they make less money off non-personalized ads, but companies can't do whatever they want just because they make more money that way. I don't find it odd that laws can hamper the revenue of certain business models.