Session cookies and user accounts are obviously not necessary for the proper functioning of discussion boards - 4chan is one of the most popular in the world. S

Session cookies and user accounts are obviously not necessary for the proper functioning of discussion boards - 4chan is one of the most popular in the world. Shall we haul the Hacker News admins off to jail? I'm not trying to be cheeky here. Who can say what the "necessary" and "proper" functioning of a given website is? You can always imagine a similar-but-different website. I think usually people are talking about ad-related stuff, but then why not regulate that in particular?