Mashable:

Get the feeling you’re suddenly being bombarded with emails from companies about updated terms of service policies?

You are. And there’s a good reason: the European Union’s forthcoming efforts to protect our personal data.

Though the new internet regulations don’t go into effect until May 25, 2018, companies like Facebook, Instagram, Google, and more, are starting to prepare by updating their terms of services and privacy policies now.

These companies aren’t doing this voluntarily, either. They’re being forced to by these new European Union regulations.