Exodus · by Jonas Schneider · 2026-10-12

Rant: cookie banners with 140 'partners' and a hidden reject button

Every site now has a banner where 'Accept all' is bright and 'Reject' is a grey link under a submenu with 140 toggles. That is not consent, it's an obstacle course. Just let the browser send a signal and be done.

95 sparks · 7 comments

Comments

Brave Rider · 2 likes

i auto-reject with an extension and never see them anymore

Noé Petit · 2 likes

dark patterns are illegal in a lot of places, yet here we are

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

enforcement is the missing piece

Noé Petit · 2 likes

honestly i just close sites that do this

Jonas Schneider · 0 likes

same, i vote with my back button

Brave Rider · 2 likes

global privacy control should be respected by law. it's already a thing in some regions

Noé Petit · 0 likes

140 partners. one visit to read a recipe. wild