Re: "Yes, no love for UK or Europe. Er, thanks GDPR?"
"Why, do you like being spammed by recruitment agents via every communication medium under the sun?"
Usually what happens when you apply for a job via Reed, Indeed or Monster... that's when the spam really starts. You know - the "jobs in your area" emails which have no bearing whatsoever on any of the recruitment sites you are registered with, and magically start appearing after applying for certain jobs through the mainstream ones.