eli5: What happens if your browser generally blocks cookies but you click the “accept all cookies” button on a website?
In: Technology
You to browser: “OK, this guy is kinda shady. Don’t take cookies from him.”
Browser: “k. No cookies.”
Website to you: “We use cookies! You should let us! Accept all cookies?”
You to website: “Oh, suuuuure. I’ll definitely do that. Honest. Really.”
Website to browser: “Here are some cookies!”
Browser: *stares at cookies* *slowly backs away*
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