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		bo1024 on June 27, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Norwegian Consumer Council report on how tech comp... Not sure about Quora, but I've noticed that many sites start you off with a big "Accept and Continue" popup and set cookies when you accept. So if you deny cookies, you can't get past the popup (it just refreshes).

mrhappyunhappy on June 27, 2018 | [–]

Yep. They even try to make them clever by showing actual cookies or people getting slapped by a cookie. Even use words GOT IT to accept terms.

Fnoord on June 27, 2018 | [–]

IIRC you can read one article for free on Quora. But yes, that accept and continue is common and annoying.

isostatic on June 27, 2018 | [–]

Private mode works fine with quora

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