The hitmen (using your analogy are the websites that track) are still killing just as many people. But now it’s just making it harder to drink a glass of water.
Are the two sentences completely uncorrelated? Yes, so is the effect of the GDPR on websites.
Well, it’s simple. Did Facebook announce any ill effects during it quarterly results caused by GDPR? No.
Did they announce a decline in revenue caused by Apple’s ad tracking transparency - yes by the tune of billions and they called that out as the reason,
Are the two sentences completely uncorrelated? Yes, so is the effect of the GDPR on websites.