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UK News outlet asking for a subscription to reject cookies. (feddit.uk)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Not sure how long this has been a thing but I was surprised to see that you cannot view the content without either agreeing to all or paying to reject.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

i think this one might, actually. When the EU passes a law like this, each member state passes it into their own national law, and so if these cookies laws were implemented before the UK left the EU they’d likely still be there

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's more than that. The EU law lets any EU citizen report a company that's not in compliance. That includes companies not strictly in the EU. It's why even US companies tend to be in compliance (or something like compliance).

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If their product is accessible from within the EU, they have to implement the proper rules. That’s why many of the minor / weird news sites aren’t accessible from the EU anymore without VPN. Which I consider a win for EU citizens.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago*

    It's even broader. An EU citizen living anywhere accessing any site they happen to live can report that site. It may be that the EU won't be able to collect the fine--assuming the owners never travel to the EU--but they can be fined.

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