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Page stays locked after “Reject”
Can I block my content until visitors accept cookies?
Not in a way that punishes saying no. If the page stays locked after “Reject” but opens after “Accept”, refusing costs more than agreeing. EU regulators point against it. This checks what we saw, not a legal verdict.
Why it matters
Making refusal cost more than accepting pushes people to give in. Regulators treat this as a deceptive design pattern and say consent given only to get into a site is not freely given. This is a check of what we saw on your page, not a legal verdict.
How to fix it
- Remove the page lock (overflow: hidden on the page, or the full-screen layer) when a visitor refuses, the same way you do for accept.
- Check that your consent tool’s “reject” handler runs the same cleanup as “accept”.
- Let people read your content whichever choice they make.