"Following GDPR enforcement in 2018, websites reduced their use of third-party web technology vendors by approximately 15% in the first week."
Johnson, Shriver, and Goldberg examined vendor relationships across more than 27,000 major websites and documented a sharp initial reduction following GDPR enforcement. This 2022 working-paper version shows regulation influencing which software services websites chose to integrate, with aggregate vendor use subsequently recovering.
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