EU Digital Omnibus: The End of Cookie Banner Fatigue?
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Cookie banners cost EU businesses €1.64 billion annually. EU users waste 334 million hours per year clicking through them. And yet, 54% of users randomly accept without reading, while 26% randomly reject—undermining the very goal of informed consent.
On November 19, 2025, the European Commission published a proposal that could change everything: the EU Digital Omnibus Regulation (COM(2025) 837).