Ban websites from making people pay a fee to reject cookies

Closed 263 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government to place a ban on websites putting a ‘reject and pay’ button as the only option to reject cookies. Some websites, including tabloid news sites, have changed the options regarding cookies and now make you pay to reject.

I believe that this move by certain websites is a violation of our ability to freely give consent, and that we should not have to pay in order to limit the near constant tracking online that we are subjected to. I believe that making people pay for a subscription in order to access a website and have optional cookies rejected should not be acceptable under the law.

Timeline

8 Jan 2025	Petition opened for signatures
8 Jul 2025	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 263

Status Closed

Opened 8 Jan 2025

Closed 8 Jul 2025

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