[shaism]

It could indicate a very conservative or simple implementation of a cookie banner. That is, unless you consent to cookies, the homepages won’t store any cookies, not even a cookie to remember your cookie choice.

Hence, without any cookie, you will be treated like a first time visitor every time.

[oarsinsync]

That would hold true, if it meant that it also logged you out each time the active session expired. If you’re able to stay logged in, that means a login cookie persists - as it should.

The only cookies websites need your permission to install, are third party tracking cookies. Consent is not required for the first party cookies necessary for technical operations of the site.