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>At least most of the German and French media industries do, and they've been getting away with doing the exact same pay-or-consent thing for years.

And they are wrong there too.

This is not a "Pay or see ads" issue, this is a "pay or consent" issue.




I am as bothered by the notion of "pay or consent" as you are. But under GDPR, it seems that "pay or else see ads" is unworkable without express giving of consent for the ads option.




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