Abercrombie US site - problem

[Franek54]

Hey all im new here but hope u will help me

Im living in Netherlands and few times buying some clothes in AF and Hollister site with proxy without any problems but from few months the proxy is not enough to get through the site any ideas whats heppend ? any chance to get US site ?

Cheers every one!

[ERICSMUM]

It might be due to the EU data
Protection rules which changed a while ago (was it 2017 ?). A few US sites I used to look at are now blocked and I’ve been told that it’s because they don’t want to or cannot change their systems to comply for us in the EU. I didn’t know they had to, but they obviously do 🙄

Not a very technical explanation sorry !

[act1980]

How you tried using a VPN like Tunnelbear? It should work then! Good luck!

[scooby99]

Originally Posted by ERICSMUM

It might be due to the EU data
Protection rules which changed a while ago (was it 2017 ?). A few US sites I used to look at are now blocked and I’ve been told that it’s because they don’t want to or cannot change their systems to comply for us in the EU. I didn’t know they had to, but they obviously do 🙄

Not a very technical explanation sorry !

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I believe they don’t have to...
... unless they wish to continue to provide access to their sites to those in the UK/EU.

Whilst an EU regulation, I’ve heard that companies who, whilst not based in the EU, still provide EU access ‘could’ be subject to the substantial fines & for some US companies, it’s cheaper to block EU access & lose that business than upgrade their sites & keep abreast of EU regulations.

[ERICSMUM]

Originally Posted by scooby99

I believe they don’t have to...
... unless they wish to continue to provide access to their sites to those in the UK/EU.

Whilst an EU regulation, I’ve heard that companies who, whilst not based in the EU, still provide EU access ‘could’ be subject to the substantial fines & for some US companies, it’s cheaper to block EU access & lose that business than upgrade their sites & keep abreast of EU regulations.

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Whatever the ins and outs of the GDPR, the effect is the same - we lose access to certain websites beyond the EU

[Disney45]

Iv been having the same problem if you find out how to get on please let me know.

[scooby99]

Originally Posted by Disney45

Iv been having the same problem if you find out how to get on please let me know.

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Try using a VPN

[Disney45]

Originally Posted by scooby99

Try using a VPN

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Tried that and still no luck unless I’m doing something wrong.

[landandword17]

I can get on with my VPN but I have a paid subscription. It could be that free VPNs are detectable. I know I could never get US Netflix or Hulu with a free VPN but can with the paid one.

[amf]

Originally Posted by Disney45

Tried that and still no luck unless I’m doing something wrong.

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Are you connecting to a US server?