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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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