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		cpncrunch on May 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intent to issue €2.5M fine to Disqus over GDPR bre... This is Norway, not the EU. Norway just happened to implement an EU law.

celsoazevedo on May 6, 2021 [–]

They are part of the European Economic Area (EEA)[0] and have to adopt a lot of the European Union law[1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area#Rights_...

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