If there's a successful business that blocks EU access due to GDPR, that's a hug...

reaperducer · on May 25, 2018

Or unless the business model is location-based.

The example from a previous HN article was the Chicago Tribune blocking EU access.

Are you saying that there's a "huge immediate opportunity" for people in Europe to read local Chicago news?

Not every business is global. In fact, 99%+ aren't.

briandear · on May 25, 2018

Which is exactly the point of the law — it’s a trade barrier.

j605 · on May 25, 2018

EU companies also have to abide by it so I don't know how it is a trade barrier.