[snmx999]

Some of Germany's largest online newspapers, like Bild (https://www.bild.de/) demand either that you subscribe to their online paper or consent to all cookies. As far as I see there is no way to reject the cookies.

[diffeomorphism]

Ruled illegal already for other websites:

https://noyb.eu/de/pay-or-okay-tech-news-site-heisede-illega...

[markus92]

English link: https://noyb.eu/en/pay-or-okay-tech-news-site-heisede-illega...

[warrenm]

If that is true, why would any sane company/website stay based in the EU (if they want to use cookies)?

[diffeomorphism]

Unrelated to where you are based. Also there is no restriction on cookies as such, just on spying. So defaulting to spying seems much less sane now, agreed.

[mnw21cam]

That's only because Schrems hasn't got round to suing them yet.