To add to this, blocking the GDPR pop-ups is legally equivalent to declining all but the essential cookies. This is because GDPR establishes a default that use

To add to this, blocking the GDPR pop-ups is legally equivalent to declining all but the essential cookies. This is because GDPR establishes a default that users may not be tracked, and explicit, freely given, informed consent is an exception to that general rule. If the pop-up is ignored, blocked, or contains insufficient information, then the exception is not granted, and the site may not track you. Granted, whether or not sites are following the law is another matter altogether.