Footnote Regarding the GDPR and Cookie Permission Prompts

If you already read my “What Is the Point of the DMA?” piece yesterday, this morning I added a lengthy footnote regarding the DMA’s predecessor, the GDPR. Click through to read the entire note, but here’s the kicker:

The GPDR went into effect 10 years ago. By their inaction, they obviously think it’s working just fine. I think they look at the situation and realize that every time any website presents a cookie-permission dickover, that dickover effectively has a “Brought to you by the European Commission” badge on it. They were here, they did something, and everyone around the world sees the fruits of the GDPR cookie regulations every time they open their web browser. Job well done.

Link: daringfireball.net/2026/08/what_is_the_point_of_the_dma#fn1…