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Re:Four Wikipedias to ‘Black Out’ over EU Copyright Directive by ApolloFortyNine on Thursday March 21, 2019 @01:07AM (#19449405)
The GDPR does not allow you to block people who do not consent.

Well, it's never gone to court yet, so I guess you can't say for sure. But that's how it's widely interpreted.

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Re:Four Wikipedias to ‘Black Out’ over EU Copyright Directive by diffeomorphism on Thursday March 21, 2019 @09:44AM (#19452200)
Consent is meaningless if it is forced. Also, if the law allowed that, you would simply get a large banner saying

"To access this website you agree to all our privacy invasion and to sell us your soul. We are not asking you, just informing you."

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Re:Four Wikipedias to ‘Black Out’ over EU Copyright Directive by ApolloFortyNine on Thursday March 21, 2019 @10:40AM (#19452846)
Except you do have the choice not to view the site. If hackernews said give consent or leave, you could just close the tab.
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Re:Four Wikipedias to ‘Black Out’ over EU Copyright Directive by sametmax on Thursday March 21, 2019 @05:29AM (#19450360)
Yes, you need consent. That's the point. That's good for us, the users. Services can still do all what they did before, but we need to agree.
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