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GDPR: an EU rule that has applied since 25 May 2018, 3,086 days. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.
In forceEU rule
GDPR
EU rule in force
Day 3,086.days since the rule came in
Applies toEveryone in the EU. This is a rule, not a block.
Clock started25 May 2018. The GDPR has applied since 25 May 2018. It entered into force two years earlier, on 24 May 2016.
Next milestoneDay 3,100 on 19 Nov 2026
Last checked5 Nov 2026 · 2 sources
The rule
The ruleGeneral Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
About this timer
Sources
Start date25 May 2018. The GDPR has applied since 25 May 2018. It entered into force two years earlier, on 24 May 2016.
Stops whenStops only if the GDPR is repealed. Amendments, such as those proposed in the Digital Omnibus, do not stop it.
Last checked5 Nov 2026
Wording"Europe" means the UK is left out too. "The EU" means the company's exclusion does not name the UK; other countries left out are named above.
MistakesFixed in public on the corrections page.
How we checked this
StatusVerified: every key fact checked against the company or the EU itself. Trust score 100/100 (how it works).
Proof
- “applies since 25 May 2018” on European Commission: Legal framework of EU data protection, seen 5 Nov 2026 (a page the company keeps updated)
Backed by2 first-hand sources (the company or the EU), from 1 publisher: EU.
Watching for changeOfficial pages are checked on each check run, which are started by hand, not on a schedule. Pages that block scripts are read by hand when we research that timer. If the proof above disappears, the next run flags the timer and we research it that day.
Change log
- 5 Nov 2026 New timer. Counts days since the GDPR began to apply. Not called "cookie banners era": the Council's 21 Oct 2026 release places cookie rules under the e-privacy directive.
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