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minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 days 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-squarematti@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days 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
minus-squareThat Weird Vegan she/her@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 days 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. I was wrong. It was Adblock plus
minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days 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-up1·6 days agoyeah, it would have to have been at least 7 years, probs more i would think. But they burnt that bridge for me.
minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWell, I firmly believe in redemption arcs. Also, the product is just really good right now.
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.
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
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.I was wrong. It was Adblock plus
That was Adblock Plus.
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.
Well, I firmly believe in redemption arcs. Also, the product is just really good right now.