GDPR Could Speed Up the Internet

If sites don't just close up shop.
An interesting tweet from Marcel Freinbichler (yes, the Marcel Freinbichler):

Because of #GDPR, USA Today decided to run a separate version of their website for EU users, which has all the tracking scripts and ads removed. The site seemed very fast, so I did a performance audit. How fast the internet could be without all the junk! 🙄
5.2MB → 500KB pic.twitter.com/xwSqqsQR3s

— Marcel Freinbichler (@fr3ino) May 26, 2018

He has some more insights here (apparently the Verge is five times slower with the tracking stuff, etc.)