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It's there as soon as you load the page. I get it, this cookie prompt hides the important article and there's a heap of information share.

In which case, the "tangential annoyances" principle applies:

If available, uBlock Origin, uMatrix, or other JS / cookie blockers will help, as will incognito mode (against persistent trackers).

Firefox/Android provides for these. I'm not sure what the current state of iOS browsers is, though there is a Firefox/iOS these days.

Desktop systems afford far more options, of course.

But the discussion is off-topic.

It is more than a tangential annoyance in my opinion. It blocks the article until you hide it.

I'm very much in favor of ad space in free publications but this looks like milking the visitors.