The growing market for sex technology is overlooking certain factors that could condemn robosexuality to objectification

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      • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        261·
        11 days ago

        Think I’ve seen this twice now in the past couple years, but yeah it’s likely not compliant with the cookie law in EU

        • magic_lobster_party@fedia.io
          171·
          11 days ago

          In EU with their GDPR/cookie laws. I’m pretty sure hiding the declining of tracking or cookies behind a paywall is not supported under those laws.

          • brsrklf@jlai.luEnglish
            8·
            11 days ago

            I wish. In the end it all depend on how individual countries interpret the EU law. In France it was decided that “either let us shit all over your privacy or pay a subscription” was okay and in the spirit of the law.

            It’s bullshit IMO, but lots of sites ran with it. So those I refuse to interact with now.

          • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            2·
            11 days ago

            This is very common in the EU. The majority of news sites do it. I believe it’s technically legal because they aren’t under obligation to provide a free access at all

          • heavydust@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            10 days ago

            It is very legal and common in France too. You’re free to decline as long as you’re a customer. You’re free to accept or not see the web site.

            • brsrklf@jlai.luEnglish
              2·
              10 days ago

              We need search engines that hide those from results by default. Basically “walled garden-blocking”.

              They want to keep the door shut until you surrender your data? Fine. They don’t get to pollute your web if you refuse then.