The shutdowns came as a surprise to readers of the publications, because companies had two years to prepare for the new regulations. In addition to The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, newspapers including The New York Daily News, The Orlando Sentinel and The Baltimore Sun were also unavailable to readers in Europe. (Tronc announced in February that it was selling The Los Angeles Times.) “We are engaged on the issue and committed to looking at options that support our full range of digital offerings to the E.U. “We continue to identify technical compliance solutions that will provide all readers with our award-winning journalism.”

Source: New York Times May 25, 2018 10:55 UTC