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I believe ublock origin blocks these via the annoyances filters, but just the popup element without setting the cookie. I haven't really looked into it.

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The issue is that some sites will not work until you made a decision in the cookie pop-up. So then I have to reload the page without blocking, reject the cookies, and then reload the page with blocking...

So for now I disabled the blocking of cookie pop-ups and I let C-O-M automatically reject cookies for me.

> The issue is that some sites will not work until you made a decision in the cookie pop-up. So then I have to reload the page without blocking, reject the cookies, and then reload the page with blocking...

My solution in these cases is to leave the website in question and do something that doesn't involve getting abused.

I've probably done the same thing subconsciously. Are there any well-known websites that behave like this? I'm curious what I've been missing out.

It blocks some of them, usually the most basic. I also seem to remember that by not answering those prompts (and hiding them instead), you actually consent until you decline.

It absolutely can't block the more advanced, sometimes multi-stage prompts Google, Youtube, and many newspapers use. Consent-o-Matic actually goes through those prompts and declines the maximum possible amount of tracking, while consenting to the necessary options required to make the site work.

That is false, you only consent by your explicit action - clicking "accept". If you inspect element and remove the consent popup entirely, you have not consented.

At least this the legal requirement

Exactly. Consent is opt-in, not opt-out. That's the law.

If a website does not respect that, it probably won't respect your choices either, so you might as well block the cookie banner and all tracking scripts.

It's not false. You are right that you haven't consented until you actively do so, but that's not the same thing as having the website work.

It blocks pretty much all of them for me. I almost never see a cookie banner, to the point I forget that they exist, just like YouTube ads.

I sometimes forget how bad the unfiltered internet is.

Yes of course without accepting the cookie. THis malicious compliance BS has to end. i won't do the 20 clicks I need to deselect legitimate interest everywhere... I'm just blocking your popup.

I think they have a specific list for cookie banners

Consent-O-Matic runs on recent Safari, while ublock unfortunately does not

That's Apple's fault though, for not offering an API that would support uBlock Origin.

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