Media Post: U.S. Newspapers Block E.U. Readers Following GDPR
by Melynda Fuller
On Friday, the GDPR finally went into effect, after years of hand-wringing by media outlets. While some brands reported 43% of their user data would become unusable following its introduction, other outlets — namely newspapers across the U.S. — chose to block out E.U. readers entirely for fear of violating the conditions of the regulation and facing large fines.