This is what I get from France:
> This site not available in your country
I wonder what makes that website so special it can’t comply with GDPR.
> This site not available in your country
I wonder what makes that website so special it can’t comply with GDPR.
Strictly speaking, this depends on if and how they track visitors.
In practice, though, they can ignore the GDPR because they won't get into any trouble.
Could you explain why? I thought that GDPR was applicable only to residents of the EU, and blocking them was a “good enough” way used by websites who do intensive personalized data tracking to avoid having to follow it.
I don't personally approve of this way, but fail to understand why it's supposedly ineffective.
> By using Virginia Mercury, you consent to the collection and use, in accordance with this policy, of the information you provide to us.
This means they don't comply with GDPR.
It's simply impossible to be aware of all the laws in the world. At some point the simplest and most realistic thing to do is to ignore what does not directly concern you.
From what someone else has commented they are accessible from Norway, so they may already be in breach of the GDPR depending on how they track visitors. Are the Norwegian authorities going after a small-ish organization from Virginia? Nope. They are not even aware that those guys exist and won't bother anyway.
I do agree with you, though, that it is absolutely fair for non-EU websites that don't want to have anything to do with the GDPR to block EU visitors.
A lot of local US press seems to have gotten bad legal advice.