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Let’s be realistic here, EU users aren’t a core use case for a local newspaper in Florida. GDPR classification is not high up on the priority list for a local n
by wayoutthere 6y ago
Let’s be realistic here, EU users aren’t a core use case for a local newspaper in Florida. GDPR classification is not high up on the priority list for a local newspaper, so a risk averse lawyer says to just block the whole continent. It’s the worst of US and EU culture combined to achieve the worst possible outcome.
- black_puppydog 6y agoI never said I didn't understand their motivations. But that doesn't mean their conclusion (and formulation) doesn't come down to a "fuck you" in the end.
- HenryBemis 6y agoPlain and simple. Yes they do say '..... you'. I translate that as: we don't care about you. You don't bring any revenue. None of our advertisers care to advertise to an EU audience. Example: And why would a restaurant in Florida care to advertise to someone in Paris? What are the chances that someone in Paris will think "oh I need to eat that burger in XYZ Florida resto?" (ok my example for Paris-burger-Florida is semi-sarcastic - but true. what are the odds? - what is the cost vs potential benefit?)
- jacobsenscott 6y agoThe GDPR is an FU from EU bureaucrats to the world, not the other way around.
- levi-turner 6y agoI don't disagree to the conclusion but the Sun-Sentinel is owned by the Tribune Publishing Company, which is the third largest newspaper publisher in the US. Often the subsidiaries use the same core CMS / tech. Compare the Sun-Sentinel to another paper owned by Tribune: https://www.pilotonline.com/ https://www.pilotonline.com/ It seems a bit odd to not believe there is not only a way to handle this more gracefully but also that Tribune could handle this globally for all of their newspapers.
- p49k 6y agoAt the very least, they could license and proxy content to a European third party who is willing to take responsibility for GDPR compliance; they could easily find takers.
- fennecfoxen 6y agoThey could, but why? To make an additional $0.0000003 a month?
- p49k 6y agoAt any given time, there are hundreds of stories in the Tribune network that have gone viral on Reddit/Facebook and are generating millions of EU page views. They don’t just operate one local newspaper in Florida, and many local stories have broad appeal. As the parent comment mentioned, they very clearly run all of this content on the same CMS and wouldn’t need to integrate each paper’s website individually.