Banners we never sufficient for explicit consent but some EU member states mandated them and web monkeys copied them. Technical solutions such as proper browser settings, think of websites asking for your location, would always have been possible.
Anyway, until the law is changed the existing laws stay in place. It's just that the fines will start to go up from next year.
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