[icetank]

They are. Pop-ups to allow consent are required to be small enough so usability of the site is not impaired as long as the user has not decided yet. Websites just gamble on the fact that any extra profits they make offset the cost of fines. Or that no entiry reports miss use in the first place.

[jkaplowitz]

> Pop-ups to allow consent are required to be small enough so usability of the site is not impaired as long as the user has not decided yet.

I believe you, but can you share the cite for that? Other commenters have implied that it's not true, and I'd like to have the evidence available when I reply to them.

[thayne]

That's rather subjective though. I can argue that any popup impairs the useability of the site, a site owner can argue a popup thay takes up half the screen doesn't, because the site is still useable with it.