{"id":"cookie-tracking","name":"Cookie Tracking","summary":"Cookie Tracking is a 2023 observational humor meme that satirizes browser consent pop-ups and online surveillance, using the ironic contrast between cookies' innocent name and their function of tracking users across the web.","tags":["cookie-tracking"],"howToUse":["**The Consent Banner Joke** — Screenshot or mock-up of an absurdly large cookie consent pop-up, often covering the entire page content. The humor comes from the banner being more prominent than the website itself.","**The \"Cookies\" Name Gag** — Plays on the disconnect between the friendly word \"cookie\" and the reality of web surveillance. Common format: \"Websites offering me cookies\" paired with a wholesome image, then \"The cookies:\" paired with surveillance imagery.","**The Anti-Virus Alert** — Screenshots or recreations of security software flagging tracking cookies, paired with an over-the-top angry reaction[2].","**The Targeted Ad Follow** — Describes searching for something once and then seeing ads for it across every platform for weeks. Often uses the \"He's right behind me, isn't he?\" reaction template."],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/cookie-tracking/cookie-tracking-two-men-recipe.webp","caption":"Seniors protect their secret cookie recipes from trackers.","width":800,"height":728,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/cookie-tracking/cookie-tracking-elderly-recipe.webp","caption":"Grandma misunderstands tracking cookies as baked goods.","width":620,"height":455,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/cookie-tracking/cookie-tracking-psycho-duck.webp","caption":"Psycho Duck finds malware cookies delicious.","width":399,"height":399,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/cookie-tracking/cookie-tracking-surveillance-panels.webp","caption":"How tracking cookies follow you across the internet.","width":640,"height":1040,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/cookie-tracking/history.md","related":["absurdist-humor","baseball-stat-nerd","canon-disappointment","alexa-wrong-command","algorithm-complaint","app-permission-request","authenticator-app-lost","bluetooth-connection-issue","buffering-video","location-tracking-joke","metadata-privacy","plane-bae"],"popularityRank":2282,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}