IANAL so I honestly can't answer that, and I can totally understand some US sites blocking EU IP ranges because of their business model as an ad outlet for Goog

IANAL so I honestly can't answer that, and I can totally understand some US sites blocking EU IP ranges because of their business model as an ad outlet for Google or whatever third-party ads. But even if you don't agree with EU privacy regulations, I hope you can understand that the race to the bottom we've seen in the last decade or so when it comes to online content must somehow be stopped, especially if it is only benefitting very few quasi-monopolies. My hope would be that we could see a return to direct sponsoring or other first-party ad model, but perhaps I'm being naive here, and I'd appreciate insights from others. Personally, I don't have a problem with ads per se at all, provided they're respecting my privacy and don't come in the form of a JavaScript bomb.