A site requires you to accept cookies or remove ad blockers, do you continue on?

Sometimes YouTube prevents me from watching videos because it says I have an ad blocker. When it does that I stick to watching YouTube Shorts (they don't complain). I think my ad-blocker is in a continuous arms race with YouTube because sometimes it doesn't work at all and other times it works.
 
I browse incognito and accept all cookies when prompted or x out if I can do so without choosing. I've never had an issue using that practice. All history, cookies etc. are deleted with every closing of the browser and the browser is closed frequently.
 
We cannot easily know if a website is using cookies without our consent because it depends on their legal jurisdiction and the wording in their cookie banners. Some jurisdictions require opt-in consent, while others may not, or consent is assumed when continuing to use the website. The United States does not mandate GDPR consent.
 
Cookies not so much. For ad blockers, I will leave the site if they expect me to watch ads. I'm not going to give a site permission to turn off my safety features.
 
Bretrick said:
Most times I leave the site.
Same as news sites that have pay walls. I click away and find what I was looking for elsewhere
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Accept cookies? Yes. Cookies are easy to delete.

Remove ad-blockers? No, I never do that. Sorry, but I simply don't want ads.

Pay walls? I don't pay to use any sites. Well,. bar one. An Ebay related site. But for news etc? No.
 
I will accept or decline cookies depending on how important it is for me to see the site. I delete cookies periodically. Ad blocker is not something I am so concerned about. If a company really abuses it I will deny ads on that site.
 
I mostly do accept cookies (because those can be deleted later). I prefer it when a site gives you options of what cookies to accept and reject. If I really, really want to read something that requires removing an ad blocker, then I'll do it. But most of the time, I find it's not that important, so I don't bother.
 
I accept cookies because I have an extension in Firefox that erases a sites cookies 30 seconds after I leave the page. I won't turn off my ad blocker because it also protects against malware. There is no valid reason to turn off my ad blocker.
 

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