There are certain sites that don’t follow GDPR regulations, and they decided not to allow EU traffic. So when I come on those sites they say: “Due to GDPR regulations, we are barring you from accessing our site”
It’s not. The advertising lobby pushed a narrative that it stopped you doing lots of things out doesn’t, so lots of people are overly cautious, but it really just stops you doing things that no one would consider reasonable. Unfortunately, if you run targeted ads or use Google Analytics, they’ll be doing things no one would consider reasonable, so you have to not do that, but that’s not expensive.
I’m saying that the content companies could weaponise FoMO and say “you can’t play with us any more, UK” then the government would probably have to pull back.
And then the other places considering doing something similar would have to do the same. Before it becomes the new standard to have “age” gates.
I don’t think the corporations see it as being brought to heel, generally speaking. It’s like net neutrality; those who are already big will thrive because they can afford to implement the govs requirements while the littler guys can’t afford it and will just pull out of the UK.
At least what will be how it is while the government scrambles to unfuck themselves for the young persons vote in the next election.
I think that’s one of the big theories for sure. You’re not alone.
And maybe Trump has made them more comfortable with supplication, but I suspect once they’ve eliminated some competitions they’ll find a way to wriggle out of it (or turn it further to their advantage, likely through using it to control the flow of information or something as pedestrian as tracking ads).
Ideally companies would just block the UK, like they did to the EU to avoid GDPR regulations.
That would put other nations (and the EU) off doing this nonsense themselves.
But it seems like the corporations have been brought to heel. Just when their usual attitudes would have come in handy.
I dont get this part. Are you saying that the GDPR is a bad thing?
There are certain sites that don’t follow GDPR regulations, and they decided not to allow EU traffic. So when I come on those sites they say: “Due to GDPR regulations, we are barring you from accessing our site”
Is that really a thing? I’ve seen exactly one such site and that was when GDPR was new and someone linked to that site for exactly that reason.
It isn’t common, but it happens. For example, local news websites.
No, but it is expensive for companies to do properly.
It’s not. The advertising lobby pushed a narrative that it stopped you doing lots of things out doesn’t, so lots of people are overly cautious, but it really just stops you doing things that no one would consider reasonable. Unfortunately, if you run targeted ads or use Google Analytics, they’ll be doing things no one would consider reasonable, so you have to not do that, but that’s not expensive.
No, the GDPR has a lot of benefits.
I’m saying that the content companies could weaponise FoMO and say “you can’t play with us any more, UK” then the government would probably have to pull back.
And then the other places considering doing something similar would have to do the same. Before it becomes the new standard to have “age” gates.
I don’t think the corporations see it as being brought to heel, generally speaking. It’s like net neutrality; those who are already big will thrive because they can afford to implement the govs requirements while the littler guys can’t afford it and will just pull out of the UK.
At least what will be how it is while the government scrambles to unfuck themselves for the young persons vote in the next election.
I think that’s one of the big theories for sure. You’re not alone.
And maybe Trump has made them more comfortable with supplication, but I suspect once they’ve eliminated some competitions they’ll find a way to wriggle out of it (or turn it further to their advantage, likely through using it to control the flow of information or something as pedestrian as tracking ads).