[croes]

Not the laws but the way companies complied.

Still too few just show a simple „Reject All“ button.

And they ignored things like DNT in the browser on purpose.

So if someone made the Internet is worse it’s them and they successfully shifted the blame.

[moduspol]

Even a "Reject All" button is one more annoyance than I had before these laws. The dialogs previously didn't exist at all.

I'm willing to accept that some amount of personal data is being sold less, at least by some market participants. I'm still not sure how I could possibly measure even the tiniest improvement in my life, though.

[croes]

So you were ok if thousand of sites would track which sites you visit?

Before the law most didn’t even know how much the get tracked.

And you misunderstand something, the law doesn’t improve you life it prevents it from getting worse.

Just look what happens when companies know everything about you

https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/17/loose-flapping-ends/#luig...

Exploitation beyond your wildest nightmares.

That’s what those laws try to protect you from

[moduspol]

I was being tracked by thousands of sites before these laws were in place and had no measurable negative impact on my life. I’m also skeptical how much practical reduction of tracking has occurred for me in the US.

What I’m 100% sure of is that the UX of the web has been made worse, and I don’t think it’s sufficiently acknowledged.