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"Sorry, this content is not available in your region." Second time today in HN while reading from the EU.
by neiman 7y ago
"Sorry, this content is not available in your region."
Second time today in HN while reading from the EU.
- welder 7y agohttps://web.archive.org/web/20200109230545/https://www.mynbc5.com/article/vermont-bill-would-ban-cellphone-use-for-anyone-under-21/30456265 https://web.archive.org/web/20200109230545/https://www.mynbc...
- tw04 7y agoMost small news organizations can't risk violating GDPR and don't have the technical staff in place to ensure compliance. It's a LOT easier to just block * traffic from Europe. Not saying it's fair or right, but it's reality. Really? I explained why he couldn't get to the site, and I get downvoted? OK
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoIt shouldn’t be really surprising at this point: the website probably makes no money on people from the EU via advertising (their advertisers won’t pay for EU clicks), and there is a non trivial overhead in complying with extraterritorial EU laws, so blocking is a cheap solution. Reminds me of how Swiss banks won’t let Americans open bank accounts.