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cnn.com

173.1s 10 Oct 2026
Verdict

3 findings · 3 warnings · 3 checks passed

Advertising assessment: Non-Compliant Grade D
60% Technical score

Tools

16
AT&T Analytics Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
Adobe Analytics Analytics
cnn-adbp-domestic
Compliant
Adobe Experience Platform Analytics
Compliant
Adobe Launch Functional
CNN
Compliant
Amazon Ads Advertising
Compliant
Bombora Analytics Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
Criteo Advertising
Compliant
Google Ads Advertising
Compliant
Google Publisher Ads Advertising Measures without consent; the tool has no cookie-less mode
8663477
Non-Compliant
Google Tag Manager Functional
GTM-KJZD388
Compliant
Integral Ad Science Advertising Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
LinkedIn Insight Advertising
Compliant
Nielsen Analytics
Compliant
Piano Analytics Tracks visitors without consent (cookie or visitor ID)
5860761989072075780
Non-Compliant
Quantcast Advertising Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant
comScore, Inc. Analytics Sends requests before consent or after it was declined
Non-Compliant

Violations

6
Critical
Tracking cookies were set before the consent decision GCM_002

Cookies: _pcid, cX_G, cX_P

Do not write analytics or advertising cookies until the visitor has made a consent choice. Load GTM/GA4 tags behind a denied consent default and let the CMP's update unblock them.

Critical
New tracking cookies were created after consent was rejected GCM_005

Cookies: __eoi

Ensure no tracking cookies are set when consent is denied.

Critical
Non-compliant tracking after consent was rejected GCM_010

Affected: Google Publisher Ads, Piano, Bombora, comScore, Inc., Integral Ad Science, Quantcast, AT&T

After a rejection the listed tools must stop storing visitor IDs and sending measurement, or run only in a verified cookie-less mode.

Warning
Consent Mode default is missing GCM_001

Call gtag('consent', 'default') with denied values before GTM or GA4 loads, so the initial consent state is explicit.

Warning
Consent state was not updated after the banner choice GCM_003

Make both the accept and the reject button update the consent state through the GTM Consent API or gtag('consent', 'update').

Warning
Non-compliant tracking before consent GCM_009

Affected: Google Publisher Ads, Piano, Bombora

The listed tools stored a visitor ID or sent measurement before the visitor chose, without a verified cookie-less mode. Load them only after consent, or configure a documented cookie-less mode that sends no IDs.

Overview

A consent banner is shown 15/15
The consent banner works 0/10
Consent can be rejected 10/10
No tracking before consent 14/20
Google Consent Mode is implemented 7.5/15
Google Consent Mode sends the correct states 8/10
No tracking cookies before consent 0/10
The consent choice persists 5/5
No tracking after rejection 0/5

Consent Mode

Consent Mode Implemented
Has Default Values
Updates on Accept
Updates on Reject
Persists Across Pages
GCS Configuration Valid

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