They only rely on ads because that's the path of least resistance. If the GDPR e...

		anoncake on May 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GDPR After One Year They only rely on ads because that's the path of least resistance. If the GDPR eventually means that there is no Google or no Youtube anymore – which is not very likely – that just means the cost of Google/Youtube doesn't justify its benefits, assuming markets work at all.

Those services would still exist in other countries. They just wouldn't exist in the EU.