[legitster]

> Do you want to blame the EU for not anticipating that companies would act maliciously?

Yes, I think we should clearly hold legislators accountable for unintended consequences. And I think it would be crazy not to.

If the law didn't have the desired effect, and makes everyone miserable, we should fix or amend it.

[ilyt]

So far the law had desired effect, and the companies making it hard to opt out are actually breaking said law, just nobody yet bothered to take them to court for that.

[itronitron]

How has the law not had the desired effect? For many sites it is now fairly simple to select the 'only essential' cookies option.