[kadenshep]

>You think there is some grand conspiracy to annoy users so that they hate regulation?

Yeah? U.S. companies do this all the time. They did it with the cookie warnings and tried to act like they didn't know they were creating an absolutely terrible experience.

Companies acting in bad faith against regulations is basically the default.

[tzakrajs]

In this case, the companies are following the prescribed rules of GDPR which requires them to not only publicize their privacy policy, but notify their users if it ever changes. This is a side-effect of a well intentioned law.

[Macha]

See also giant "install our app" banners on mobile sites, like Reddit