> The GDPR is specific that consent must be as 'easy to withdraw as to give', meaning that a reject-all button must be as easy to access in terms of clicks and visibility as an 'accept all' button.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie#EU_cookie_directiv...
And e.g. Meta (and many newspapers) already has a new obviously illegal tracking scheme with the "pay to not track".
The intended effect of GDPR would have been easily gotten with legally binding do-not-track and similar automated means. Very few people want to be tracked, but most of them are against their true consent.
> European law requires that all websites targeting European Union member states gain "informed consent" from users before storing non-essential cookies on their device.
But yes, this is not the case on fandom wikis - in practice these are not compliant.
We all know what it means, but it isn't specific enough. "Single click no" or something to that effect. And don't get me started on "legitimate" interest...