[ozlikethewizard]

Not sure where you live, but inside the EU / UK this is rarely a problem because the companies do get fined. If youre having problems like this report them to your relevant authority. But as another commentor noted, AI bubble makes paying spam fines more worthwhile than bubble popping.

[chrisjj]

> Not sure where you live, but inside the EU / UK this is rarely a problem because the companies do get fined.

Here in UK is is a frequent problem and companies rarely get fined e.g. MS never.

[weedhopper]

True, microslop has a record of breaking GDPR and changing ToS without notifying users and looks like they are free to do so.

[brauhaus]

Only if the company is headquartered in EU/UK, right? Proton, for example, is headquartered in Switzerland. Even if it wanted, there would be no legal entity in EU to be fined.

[toby-]

My understanding is that a company's location is largely irrelevant; a company becomes subject to the GDPR when they handle EU citizens' data (or UK GDPR when it's UK citizens), and the EU/UK will still try to fine companies that aren't resident in the EU/UK - enforceability is a different question, although non-payment of fines opens the door to other remedies e.g. blocking access, seizing assets, etc.