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We also have an existence proof that region-specific laws can change web advertising practices globally with the GDPR.
by dahart 8mo ago
We also have an existence proof that region-specific laws can change web advertising practices globally with the GDPR.
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoThe only thing that the GDPR has done outside of the EU is annoying cookie banners.
- dahart 8mo agoFalse.
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoHow has the GDPR changed the practices of any company outside of the EU? If you think the GDPR and cookie banners on every website is an argument for more government regulating, is that the argument you really want to be making?
- dahart 8mo agoNearly all large U.S. corporations adhere to the data retention rules and right to delete GDPR rules for EU citizens because they also operate in the EU, and nearly all of them proactively adhere to the GDPR for US citizens just to keep things simpler. Fixating on cookie banners is naive. Here’s just one example: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/governance/ https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/governance/
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoCounterpoint: how is the DMCA affecting companies outside of the EU? Companies didn’t care about the right to delete, it didn’t affect their profits.