B
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21 -- organizations sanctioned for cookie violations for Online advertising sector (EU) (2025)
In 2025, 21 organizations in the online advertising sector were sanctioned for cookie violations under GDPR.
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21
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Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Antivirus Insider
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https://antivirusinsider.com/gdpr-statistics/ ↗
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GDPR Statistics 2026: Powerful Data Revealed
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Online advertising sector (EU): 21 organizations sanctioned for cookie violations. Source: Antivirus Insider (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gdpr-online-advertising-cookie-sanctions-2025
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