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Here is the probulica article: https://www.propublica.org/article/even-on-us-campuses-china...
What you get in the EU: 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time. For any issues, contact help@purdueexponent.org or call 765-743-1111.
I am surprised it's blocked in the EU. My first guess is that this student newspaper doesn't have a lot of technical folks on staff and didn't see much point in investing in being Europe-friendly. Their hosting site, https://townnews.com/, doesn't look super legit at a glance but perhaps someone else knows more.
China doesn't have enough power and influence for that to happen today, but what if/when their GDP per capita reaches the same level as US? At that point every big company has to adapt or get outcompeted by the companies allowed to operate in the Chinese market.
I find it highly entertaining that they talk about denying rights and then deny the whole of the EU access because they insist on violating their readers' privacy rights and that would be illegal in the EU.
What you get in the EU: 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time. For any issues, contact help@purdueexponent.org or call 765-743-1111.
It's not legal reasons it's laziness. GDPR compliance really doesn't cost a lot despite what a lot of legal shills spout...
For example if you have ads or external analytics (practically 100% of websites) you need a cookie banner. Best to restrict access than to annoy your innocent users.
What you get in the EU: 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time. For any issues, contact help@purdueexponent.org or call 765-743-1111.
I assume they're blocking it because they don't care about user privacy. Their choice, but not a good sign.
All suspects will need to report to the DEI offices for re-education.
Joking, but they literally do the exact same shit to Republicans.
This is great, but I wonder how long these things will last? Big companies with a strong dependency on China tend take China's side, and since big companies controls the narrative I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a social faux pas to criticize CCP in the future. China doesn't have enough power and influence for that to happen today, but what if/when their GDP per capita reaches the same level as US? At that poin…
(Which isn't to say I believe in letting corporations off the hook.)