davyboy   19 #1 Posted August 8, 2018 I got this when trying to access "tucson.com" Having googled: black tar from door hinges    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 jspitz@tucson.com or call 800-695-4492. What is this about???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #2 Posted August 8, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44248448  More than 1,000 U.S. news sites are still unavailable in Europe, two months after GDPR took effect http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/more-than-1000-u-s-news-sites-are-still-unavailable-in-europe-two-months-after-gdpr-took-effect/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
altus   540 #3 Posted August 8, 2018 GDPR requires that sites get informed consent in order to collect personal information about users from the EU. Some sites, despite having two years to make changes to their systems, haven't done so and have decided to block users from the EU rather than comply.  More info here, here and here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
the_bloke   17 #4 Posted August 8, 2018 I got this when trying to access "tucson.com" Having googled: black tar from door hinges    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 jspitz@tucson.com or call 800-695-4492. What is this about????  Try Google's cache:  https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:-IAtTkKeN1QJ:https://tucson.com/lifestyles/column/what-is-that-black-dirty-stuff-that-keeps-coming-out/article_e9d65694-e981-5fb8-bfa1-0cf67436aefe.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
davyboy   19 #5 Posted August 8, 2018 thank you for the explanations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   214 #6 Posted August 9, 2018 It might be possible to get access using a VPN. I believe Opera browser now comes with one built in, but I'm not sure if it lets you choose which country to pretend to be from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #7 Posted August 9, 2018 Use Firefox and get the add-on 'HotSpot Shield' - it's a VPN Proxy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...