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by TylerE 983 days ago
US companies aren't bound by the GDPR. European courts have no jurisdiction here.
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alpaca128 983 days ago
> Ok, how does an EU court enforce an EU law on a US company with US assets? They can’t.

You mean like this? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59909647

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alpaca128 983 days ago
European courts have jurisdiction in the EU, and CNBC is accessible in the EU unlike some other US websites, so they have to follow GDPR at least for EU visitors. And as far as I know cookie rejection must not influence the basic functionality of the site.
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TylerE 983 days ago
Ok, how does an EU court enforce an EU law on a US company with US assets? They can’t. That’s my point.
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matkoniecz 983 days ago
Yes, if this company has no assets in EU and no transactions with EU entities then enforcing this may be hard.
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