“As we’ve known for a good while now, and as the announcement states, the Data Reform Bill will shift the responsibility for consent popups from service providers to browsers.”
The UK announced the end of cookie banners and the press cheered. The fine print pushes consent onto browsers, which may mean UK-only builds. The Online Safety Bill brings its own pop-ups for age checks on anything a child might see. The trackers stay. The pop-ups get a British accent.