So why display the cookie warning? I assume it’s an attempt to obtain “consent” to something that would otherwise be prohibited by the GDPR, and in relation to

So why display the cookie warning? I assume it’s an attempt to obtain “consent” to something that would otherwise be prohibited by the GDPR, and in relation to consent the GDPR says: “Consent should not be regarded as freely given if the data subject has no genuine or free choice or is unable to refuse or withdraw consent without detriment ... Consent is presumed not to be freely given if it does not allow separate consent to be given to different personal data processing operations despite it being appropriate in the individual case, or if the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is dependent on the consent despite such consent not being necessary for such performance.” I agree with the grandparent that many cookie warnings seem at odds with the GDPR in this respect.