During a 2022 survey, 49 percent of responding internet users from Germany said that they denied the storage of cookies or adjusted the scope of the storage of cookies, depending on the website. Roughly a third stated that they generally set their internet browser so that cookies were not stored permanently, or so as for their use to at least be restricted.
Share of internet users who adjusted or restricted the use of cookies in selected countries in Western Europe as of May 2022
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Seedtag. (September 19, 2022). Share of internet users who adjusted or restricted the use of cookies in selected countries in Western Europe as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367654/cookie-use-restrict-europe/
Seedtag. "Share of internet users who adjusted or restricted the use of cookies in selected countries in Western Europe as of May 2022." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367654/cookie-use-restrict-europe/
Seedtag. (2022). Share of internet users who adjusted or restricted the use of cookies in selected countries in Western Europe as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367654/cookie-use-restrict-europe/
Seedtag. "Share of Internet Users Who Adjusted or Restricted The Use of Cookies in Selected Countries in Western Europe as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367654/cookie-use-restrict-europe/
Seedtag, Share of internet users who adjusted or restricted the use of cookies in selected countries in Western Europe as of May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367654/cookie-use-restrict-europe/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of internet users who adjusted or restricted the use of cookies in selected countries in Western Europe as of May 2022 [Graph], Seedtag, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367654/cookie-use-restrict-europe/