Eli5-Why do websites repeatedly ask for cookie permission?

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Why if I decline cookies on a website I’ll be asked the next time I visit that website if I give permission for cookies but if I approve cookies I’m never asked again?

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When they don’t have a cookie they can’t recognize who you are and therefore think you are a new user.

Once you have the cookie they know you’ve been there before.

A cookie is basically a little data token in your browser that websites use to identify you, wich helps both loading the settings you left with the last time, but also to track you for targeted ads.

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