Ask HN: What happens if I don't abide by GDPR and put a banner on my website?
I've noticed that Hacker News and Reddit don't make me click on a banner each time I visit. Neither do Facebook, nor X.
On the other hand, many, many websites do show me an obnoxious banner that I have to acknowledge every time.
Why did they decide to put it up? Does it matter if they aren't an EU based website? What is the consequence of not putting up the banner / pop-up? Has anyone been taken to court for violating GDPR because they didn't put tell their users that they'd be serving up cookies?
On the other hand, many, many websites do show me an obnoxious banner that I have to acknowledge every time.
Why did they decide to put it up? Does it matter if they aren't an EU based website? What is the consequence of not putting up the banner / pop-up? Has anyone been taken to court for violating GDPR because they didn't put tell their users that they'd be serving up cookies?