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Reminds me of the outrage™ when US newspapers blocked connections from Europe over the GDPR. Regulations have consequences. Not all those consequences are the
by fennecfoxen 5y ago
Reminds me of the outrage™ when US newspapers blocked connections from Europe over the GDPR.
Regulations have consequences. Not all those consequences are the consequences you want. Sometimes exiting a small market looks like a better option than compliance.
Sometimes HN downvotes posts for challenging a political crusade by pointing out what it did to those who promoted it. ;)
- frankbreetz 5y agoIs Europe a small market?
- fennecfoxen 5y ago"European readers of American newspapers" is.
- throwaways885 5y agoWhen America asserts itself as the dominant power, international readers American newspapers is not a small market. At the very least, it doesn't match the spirit of the web to have region locked content.
- MattGaiser 5y agoYeah, but international readers of the Lacrosse Tribune are probably few and far between.
- fogihujy 5y agoFor many U.S. businesses I'm sure it's pretty much irrelevant. For others, not so much. That's why you see some U.S. businesses complying with EU directives, while others simply block visitors from the EU.
- MattGaiser 5y agoYes, if you are a local US newspaper.
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- pydry 5y agoSimilar to GDPR it's waving a giant flag announcing how shady you're being.