Under a new policy proposal, the European Union hopes to make saying no to cookies be a one-time thing instead of a nearly constant stream of requests while surfing the internet. The goal seems good, but the actual implementation seems optimistic, at best.
A typical cookies popup
A typical cookies popup
Back in 2020, Apple blocked third-party cookies on Safari and Google promised to do the same with Chrome, before changing its mind. Cookies were meant to make it convenient when you returned to a site, but companies abused them, and that’s why Apple steadily started blocking them.
Subsequently, this has become why logging in to a new site now always has an extra step as officially you have to choose to accept or reject cookies. According the EU, you make no such choice — and instead just click the nearest button.