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I really don't understand why US news websites do this to EU up addresses rather than not using privacy-obliterating ad-tech -- surely some revenue is better th
by azalemeth 4y ago
I really don't understand why US news websites do this to EU up addresses rather than not using privacy-obliterating ad-tech -- surely some revenue is better than none plus ill will? When I tried to read the article I am confronted by:
>Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in your country. We are engaged on the issue and committed to looking at options that support our full range of digital offerings to your market. We continue to identify technical compliance solutions that will provide all readers with our award-winning journalism.
- b112 4y agoProbably, they sold all rights to their stories to a company in your region.
- ceejayoz 4y agoI've seen plenty of US news sites (especially smaller ones) block EU visitors because of GDPR, because the minimal benefit of the occasional EU visitor isn't work the technical effort required. Seems a lot more plausible than the Orlando Sentinel licensing their content in Europe.
- hey2022 4y agoThe amount of revenue that is tied to EU visits is smaller than the cost of making technical changes and paying legal to verify that everything is GDPR-compliant.
- sshine 4y agoThis comment is not available in your region.