Disqus Faces $3 Million Sanction Over Alleged GDPR Breaches

Norway’s Data Protection Authority intends to levy a 25 million kroner ($3 million) fine against the San Francisco-based comment-sharing platform Disqus Inc. for multiple breaches of EU privacy law.

According a notice on Wednesday from the data regulator, Disqus used a plugin linked to comment fields to track thousands of visitors to Norwegian websites without asking for prior consent. An investigation by national broadcaster NRK, whose online platform was one of those affected, resulted in the U.S. company being reported to the regulator in 2020.

While Norway isn’t an EU member, it adheres to most EU law—including the blocwide General ...