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EU Data 'Trade War' Knocks Out Access For Hundreds Of Millions

• technocracy.news By Patrick Wood

The penalties for non-conforming web sites are so high, that many have just dropped out by shuttering EU access altogether.

According to Bloomberg,

The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and The New York Daily News are just some telling visitors that, "Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in most European countries."

With about 500 million people living in the European Union, that's a hard ban on one-and-a-half times the population of the U.S.

Blanket blocking EU internet connections — which will include any U.S. citizens visiting Europe — isn't limited to newspapers. Popular read-it-later service Instapaper says on its website that it's "temporarily unavailable for residents in Europe as we continue to make changes in light of the General Data Protection Regulation."

Google and Facebook have already been 'accused' and lawsuits are being prepared.