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by synotna 1408 days ago
Hopefully followed by Techcrunch for cookie wall without one click reject
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I've noticed lots of companies with an online presence still do this, I wonder if they will just all wait to be fined before anything happens.
Google and a few others have started presenting Accept and Reject in the same color on the first consent screen. I hope others will follow soon.
They however still may be in breach. Their consent flow claims the following:

"We use cookies and data to:

* Deliver and maintain Google services * Track outages and protect against spam, fraud, and abuse * Measure audience engagement and site statistics to understand how our services are used and enhance the quality of those service" [emphasis mine]

The last point is definitely not functionally necessary nor essential for delivering the service yet is a prerequisite - the "reject" button doesn't apply to those.