Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by Perseids » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:07 PM UTC

Block cookie banners on Firefox
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Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

#2

Post by relyks » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:51 PM UTC

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

Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by gear54rus » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:52 PM UTC

Any quick patches to apply to the source to enable this in all modes everywhere?:)

Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by aeraea » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:53 PM UTC

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Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by Xenoamorphous » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:53 PM UTC

How do they make it work across all websites, since it seems there’s many ad hoc implementations?

Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by amadeuspagel » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:53 PM UTC

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've used this extension for a long time, but there are actually websites like CNN that don't work with it now, because according to their lawyers they have to show that banner to everyone from the EU.

Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by aeraea » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:54 PM UTC

Xenoamorphous wrote: post #5

How do they make it work across all websites, since it seems there’s many ad hoc implementations?

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Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by gigatexal » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:55 PM UTC

This is awesome! Maybe 2024 will be the year of Firefox

Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by NeoTar » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:56 PM UTC

Xenoamorphous wrote: post #5

How do they make it work across all websites, since it seems there’s many ad hoc implementations?

They haven’t.

> “The cookie banner blocker works by using a careful selection of websites that we've put together.”

Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by adhesive_wombat » Wed, Jan 03, 2024, 5:56 PM UTC

> 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.