Informative Thread Explains What Cookies Are and What It Means to Accept Them

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Mel Dawn
Dec 7, 2021 1:00 PM EST

Websites are always demanding us to accept their cookies, but what if we don't want any cookies? What are cookies anyway? They're certainly not delicious sweet and buttery treats. They're something invisible and mysterious. Twitter user @wtfjummy recently tweeted, 'I be on websites accepting cookies not even knowing what that is' and we felt that. Luckily, people in the replies were right there with answers. Keep scrolling to see some mildly informative explanations and whether or not you should accept the damn cookies.

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    Font - Gracie ... @wtfjummy I be on websites accepting cookies not even knowing what that is Te 10:37 · 12/1/21 · Twitter Web App 7,981 Retweets 554 Quote Tweets 50.8K Likes
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    Font - island minx ... @PrincessGeorg12 Replying to @wtfjummy They force feed us those damn cookies
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    Font - Dimplesssss @MsxDimples ... Replying to @wtfjummy Cookies are files created by websites you visit. They allow the site to save information about your browsing activity. They can use that information to do things like keep you signed in, remember your preferences etc but they can also sell that data & use it for advertising.
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    Font - Dimplesssss @MsxDimples ... The best option is not to just accept all cookies but click the option that lets you choose *which* cookies to allow. I always choose to only allow necessary cookies (those that enhance my experience by saving preferences) & opt out of the ones that use my data for advertising.
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    Food - voe @2002vo · 18h its funny how people think a few switches on the websites survey will actually stop them from saving/selling data. if you really want to be protected invest in a good vpn ... 1 1 Dimplesssss @MsxDimples · 13h The tweet was about cookies, not the best options for privacy. I wasn't about to launch into the best ways to protect data or explain the benefits of a VPN. I was simply explaining cookies. But here's a cookie for you. Thanks for showing us all how smart you are
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    Organism - Myah B @king_blizzy420 · 1d Replying to @wtfjummy It means they can collect data from you 4 41 tsuki @goreyhime · 1d ????... how do i unaccept that shit 1 2
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    Font - mari ... @nopalesricos Replying to @wtfjummy pls stop accepting all cookies ... it rlly is for your own good
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    Gesture - dante @damittydam Replying to @wtfjummy They trynna make u clumsy, stay away from that
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    Font - kitty kat @plncokat Replying to @wtfjummy It allows the sight to collect browser data for predictive analysis + create a more “user friendly" experience; hence why you also might start seeing ads about things you've searched. (Ex: Instagram sponsored content)
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    Font - Khalid ... @Nimrikh Replying to @wtfjummy It's a files created by the websites you visit, the file contains infos about your browsing, and that allows benefits such as "Keep me signed in" and lots more, also it's the reason of why the ads you get is related to what you want, all of that happens because of the cookies
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    Font - buthypopper @AquaPianoKitty ... Replying to @wtfjummy The easiest explanation is an example. If you switch a website to dark mode, it won't stay in dark mode unless the website somehow remembers you set it to dark mode. Cookies are just files that save your settings so the next time you open the site, it will load up in dark mode.
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    Organism - Jon @lightjuan2 · 1d Replying to @wtfjummy You don't need to know what a cookie is. Just accept "necessary cookies only" or if there's an option - "reject all". 1 4 DmedZWN @DmedZWN · 1d If you reject all on some websites they refuse use of their site which is wild to me 1 27 1 12
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    Outerwear - BRAZ @Braz_gallis Replying to @wtfjummy Olet. @iam_olet · 58m Me accepting cookies on every website without knowing the meaning 2 24 t7 311 541
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