> if your website targets a global audience, then by extension you target EU users This is nonsense. The GDPR only applies if you actively target users in the

> if your website targets a global audience, then by extension you target EU users This is nonsense. The GDPR only applies if you actively target users in the EU, such as by offering French/German/Swedish translations, or supporting the Euro currency in your shop. From the horse's mouth (https://gdpr-info.eu/recitals/no-23/ https://gdpr-info.eu/recitals/no-23/): the mere accessibility of the controller’s, processor’s or an intermediary’s website in the Union, of an email address or of other contact details, or the use of a language generally used in the third country where the controller is established, is insufficient to ascertain such intention