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ohgodplsno on April 14, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Consent-O-Matic: Automatic cookie management

That was called Do Not Track headers, and websites decided to both ignore it and use it for additional tracking.

The current situation is purely a result of advertising companies fucking you over, not because of Europe.

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