The Ubiquity of Modern Web Annoyances (2020)

The Pandemic Reminder

Just in case you've somehow missed the global catastrophe, every single site feels the need to announce:

"Attention: COVID-19 is currently happening!"

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The Great Consent Fatigue

Why is every single every fucking website designed this way now?

The "Legal Shield" Logic

The motivation is simple: fear. If developers don't implement these intrusive notices, they face a swarm of eager attorneys from the EU and California.

$\text{Risk of Lawsuit} \propto \frac{1}{\text{Presence of Cookie Banner}}$

The Technical Nightmare

This situation is a disaster for two main reasons:

1. It is incredibly costly to maintain.
2. There is no universal browser_setting to disable them because every developer implements their div differently.

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Comparison of Web Intrusions

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The User Experience Flow

Implementation Example

Most sites just throw in a block of code like this:

<div id="annoying-banner">
  <p>We use cookies to track you! <button>I Accept</button></p>
</div>

Current Status of the Internet

• Inform users about the pandemic.
• Terrify developers with GDPR/CCPA regulations.
• Create a standardized way to hide this shit.

Note: This is the current state of the web. It is suboptimal.