Yes. I like the cookie walls. It’s a constant reminder most websites are garbage.

I welcome my ad- and app-store riddled europhones and then chose to not use most apps that use tracking ads

i like that companies are forced now to show me the data they collect on me with a simple request

I love that cookie pop up. That's an instant C-w.

You do understand that those popups indicate either malicious compliance, incompetence or unnecessary tracking? Do you think keeping any of those three hidden is in any way better?

> Seems like extortion and protectionism to me

Wait until you learn about the import-quotas that the US applies to every country that it trades with. Including those with 'free trade' agreements.

Those of us who are not American prefer that the internet is not owned by a small number of American megacorps. EU is responding to that.