it says it’s only rolling out to certain countries so pretty safe to assume not the ones that have privacy laws
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catsup@lemmy.one 9 months ago
Isn’t that a violation of GDPR? Lol
ollie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social 9 months ago
"preventing users from opting out of personalized ads except for in “select countries.” Reddit didn’t specify which countries are excluded, but the exceptions could include countries falling under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation."
Literally the second paragraph. Reading is fun.
Treczoks@kbin.social 9 months ago
That's what I thought when I read this "except for in select countries". Thank goodness for laws that actually protects people.
DoomsdaySprocket@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
That being said, when I tried to change my country, it started pulling this loop of taking me to new Reddit layout to change my country, then when I switched back to old Reddit view it blanked my choice, which by their documentation probably means IP address location. Repeated that about 3 times before I gave up.
A very convenient technical glitch there….
andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 9 months ago
I actually protest Reddit so hard I don’t read any more so I don’t even say “I read it.”