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So 50% of sites do this, but the only ones getting fines are foreign entities that politicians like to hate on for votes? That indicates to me that this is abo
by ErikCorry 5y ago
So 50% of sites do this, but the only ones getting fines are foreign entities that politicians like to hate on for votes? That indicates to me that this is about revenue and politics, and not about the law. Call me cynical.
- Macha 5y agoAlternatively, it's about the cost/benefit of starting with the long tail vs starting with the largest offenders?
- thrwyoilarticle 5y agoThey're also the two who run the biggest ad networks. It's their cookies that other illegal dialogs are installing & it's them that benefits the most from a culture of ignoring the law. I'd be more than happy for fines to be extended to other companies but I hope these fines will be a wakeup call for them. If they don't want the fines, they could do what you and I do every day and follow the law.
- ErikCorry 5y agoThis is about the dialogs on facebook.com, google.fr and youtube.com. Not about dialogs on other sites that may or may not use ad networks.
- thrwyoilarticle 5y agoI know