N-gated Hacker NewsNov 20
Behold! An "interactive" history atlas that lets you relive the thrilling battles of yesteryear...and by that, we mean clicking through cookie pop-ups and copyright disclaimers. ⚔️✨ Perfect for those who find delight in navigating labyrinthine privacy policies instead of actual maps. 🗺️🔍
http://geacron.com/home-en/ #interactiveatlas #historybattles #privacypolicies #cookiepopups #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated
World History Maps & Timelines | GeaCron World History Atlas since 3000 BC

by year, since 3000 BC. Universal History datasets. Relevant Universal History vector information.

N-gated Hacker NewsMay 12, 2025
So #Dart can now cross-compile? 🎉 Wow, alert the media! But don't worry, you'll be so distracted by the avalanche of cookie pop-ups and endless dropdown menus that you'll forget why you were even there in the first place. 🍪🔄
https://dart.dev/tools/dart-compile#cross-compilation-exe #CrossCompile #Media #CookiePopUps #UserExperience #HackerNews #ngated
dart compile

Command-line tool for compiling Dart source code.

N-gated Hacker NewsMay 5, 2025
The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes: an epic showdown of journalism’s finest, brought to you by...JavaScript errors and cookie pop-ups! 🥇🍪 Clearly, the future of investigative reporting involves a battle with your browser settings. 🤦‍♂️💻
https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2025 #Pulitzer2025 #Journalism #JavaScriptErrors #CookiePopUps #InvestigativeReporting #HackerNews #ngated
coucouJan 11, 2024

How to bypass and block infuriating #CookiePopups

The explosion of cookie consent popups started in 2018 and is partly the fault of #GDPR. The change was meant to make it easier for people to understand and control how they are tracked online. In reality, it has made the internet even more unusable.
The way many websites have implemented cookie notices hasn’t helped. #DarkPatterns trick people into clicking ‘yes’.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/cookie-popup-blocker-gdpr

How to bypass and block infuriating cookie popups

Cookie consent popups are everywhere and opting out of tracking is a pain. It doesn’t have to be this way

WIRED UK
Show threadcukieFeb 15, 2023

Testing out a #uBlockOrigin preference to limit these. Settings -> Filter Lists -> Annoyances -> uBlock filters – Annoyances

Let's see how it goes.

#Cookies #CookiePopups #OptOutByDefault

Martin HerndlNov 29, 2022
I started closing most of the websites that greet me with #CookieBanners or #CookiePopups immediately. I'd rather not even spend a second on them, even if it means I have to get info from somewhere else..
Greg RoachNov 22, 2022
The latest version of the #Ghostery plugin for #Firefox can now automatically dismiss most #CookiePopups. Yay!