BorupAug 12, 2025
Periodic reminder that EU did not mandate cookie popups.
Cookie popups are yet another example of malicious complience by an industry that wants to use and abuse data about us all.
Show threadhrbrmstr 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇨🇦Aug 12, 2025
@borup How, exactly, did you expect websites to ask for consent, then? Such a silly assertion to make.
Show threadMarkus UnterwaditzerAug 12, 2025
@hrbrmstr @borup GitHub figured it out, Sentry figured it out. It can be done. And clearly some companies just care about the UX of their EU users more than others, because even though they all adhere to the same law, some cookie banners are more annoying than others.
Show threadMarkus UnterwaditzerAug 12, 2025
@hrbrmstr @borup There's valid criticism of the GDPR, like how for example companies legitimately didn't know how to interpret it when it first came out, which led to wildly different interpretations and lots of "overly cautious" implementations (especially in germany and austria) But it doesn't matter anymore today. The differences you see today in implementation come from mentality and priorities of website owners rather than the written law.
Show threadLeelooAug 12, 2025

@untitaker @hrbrmstr @borup
I have never seen one overly cautious cookie implementation. I have seen thousands that followed the Epstein model of consent.

First by simply stating that they were in violation, then claiming "you consent", then it was a question with accept as the only possible answer.

Show threadMarkus Unterwaditzer
@leeloo @hrbrmstr @borup Overly cautious as in, unnecessary cover-your-ass maneuvers for the website owner. The user experience usually suffers from it.
Aug 12, 2025 at 1:16pmWeb
Show threadLeelooAug 12, 2025
@untitaker @hrbrmstr @borup
Nope, haven't seen that either. Any such CYA language has always been accompanied by several dark patterns if not straight up violations.