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[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Their obvious solution to this is make you consent to it or you can’t use YouTube.

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

which isn't GDPR-compliant. you can't force people to accept tracking if the service doesn't require it to work.

[–] LudwigvanBeethoven@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

common EU W

could some of you big brain people try and talk to the idiots who shout "BRÜSSZEL" at every issue here (Hungary)?

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 11 months ago

Does it count as tracking though? What private or personal data is it? I’d also say that it’s at the very least grey area since all they’re doing is trying to prevent people from using their service in unintended ways, ie without ads.