Block cookie banners on Firefox

Post by Waterluvian » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

PaulHoule wrote: post #24

relyks wrote: post #2

Funny, I use the "I still don't care about cookies" extension ( https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies ) right now to automatically accept the cookie banners. They're literally one of the most annoying things that has happened in the web's history

I always get downvoted for saying this but I think the cookie banners broke taboos about intrusive and annoying pop-ups in web sites. There was a time the tech and design oriented people could fight against it for the users but once it was required or maybe “socially positive” it got much harder to fight against all the others so you find the blogs now that will interrupt you three times to give your email and such.…

Post by graphe » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 7:01 PM UTC

gear54rus wrote: post #43

chrismorgan wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most content websites work completely fine with JS disabled. There’s a certain sort of startup landing page that’s very commonly broken, but on general content pages it’s definitely uncommon. Though blank pages still aren’t as rare as they should be. Source: I’ve disabled JS by default for I think three years now, and hold that it generally improves the web. My technique is to disable JS via uMatrix, but don’t enable…

It does not improve anything. The web is apps now, denying that is silly. I don't want to reload the page with each search or action in gmail. Neither do I want to download telegram or whatsapp if they can be used as a browser tab.

Post by chrismorgan » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 7:05 PM UTC

gear54rus wrote: post #43

chrismorgan wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most content websites work completely fine with JS disabled. There’s a certain sort of startup landing page that’s very commonly broken, but on general content pages it’s definitely uncommon. Though blank pages still aren’t as rare as they should be. Source: I’ve disabled JS by default for I think three years now, and hold that it generally improves the web. My technique is to disable JS via uMatrix, but don’t enable…

It does not improve anything. The web is apps now, denying that is silly. I don't want to reload the page with each search or action in gmail. Neither do I want to download telegram or whatsapp if they can be used as a browser tab.

Post by halJordan » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 7:19 PM UTC

adhesive_wombat wrote: post #10

> For example, they might make the Accept All Cookies button prominent, colorful and appealing, while burying the Customize Settings option in small text or a less noticeable location. This design choice can be misleading, effectively nudging users towards accepting all cookies without considering the consequences. Kind of burying the lede there that this isn't just annoying, it's illegal.

Post by halJordan » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 7:23 PM UTC

thrdbndndn wrote: post #60

I honestly don't like this idea. I hate cookie banners just like anyone else, and use addons to remove them. But I don't think it's browsers' job to modify web content based on their discretion, even with good intentions. I especially hate it when a manually crafted list is involved (as said in the article). I think it should be done of 3rd-party addons/rules, not the browser vendor.