Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the European Parliament.
United States tech firms, and virtually all companies with online operations, will need to comply with the rules if their sites are used in the European Union, or face hefty financial penalties.
Some American firms, including news sites like the Los Angeles Times and New York Daily News, blocked access in the EU because they were unable to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which took effect last week.
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