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minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·13 hours agoMalicious compliance writ large. Also, the number of hurdles you have to clear for this tells volumes about where the site owner priorities lie.
minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·12 hours agoHence why the EU is now forcing an “easy way to decline”. All compliant websites have a “reject all cookies” button now. Which I learned on accident, because normally I have Ghostery installed, which just rejects all cookies automatically.
minus-squareThat Weird Vegan she/her@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoThere was some controversy around Ghostery. A number of years ago, I believe they were allowing anyone who paid them money to not be blocked. They have since reversed track, but I won’t ever use their plugin again.
minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour ago I believe they were allowing anyone who paid them money to not be blocked. Hmmm… Must’ve been a long while ago. I’ve been using them for… 3? 4? years and never had any ads getting through.
minus-squareThat Weird Vegan she/her@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-259 minutes agoyeah, it would have to have been at least 7 years, probs more i would think. But they burnt that bridge for me.
minus-squarematti@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·12 hours agoI’m pretty sure that was the law from day 1 and the only difference is they’re starting to crack down on it now
Malicious compliance writ large.
Also, the number of hurdles you have to clear for this tells volumes about where the site owner priorities lie.
Hence why the EU is now forcing an “easy way to decline”. All compliant websites have a “reject all cookies” button now.
Which I learned on accident, because normally I have Ghostery installed, which just rejects all cookies automatically.
Don’t use Ghostery anymore
Why?
There was some controversy around Ghostery. A number of years ago, I believe they were allowing anyone who paid them money to not be blocked. They have since reversed track, but I won’t ever use their plugin again.
Hmmm… Must’ve been a long while ago. I’ve been using them for… 3? 4? years and never had any ads getting through.
yeah, it would have to have been at least 7 years, probs more i would think. But they burnt that bridge for me.
I’m pretty sure that was the law from day 1 and the only difference is they’re starting to crack down on it now