Does theindependentcritic.com use cookies?

theindependentcritic.com uses 4 cookies. No consent management platform was detected.

Does theindependentcritic.com use a cookie banner (CMP)?

No consent management platform (cookie banner) was detected on theindependentcritic.com. Since the site sets non-essential cookies or loads third-party trackers, it may not meet GDPR and ePrivacy prior-consent requirements.

Which third-party trackers does theindependentcritic.com use?

theindependentcritic.com loads 120 third-party requests from 6 vendors, including Amazon, Google LLC, Google, LinkedIn Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc..

How many marketing and analytics cookies does theindependentcritic.com set?

theindependentcritic.com sets 0 marketing and 2 analytics cookies, alongside 0 strictly necessary cookies. Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies require prior consent.

theindependentcritic.com

Item: theindependentcritic.com
Rating: 54
Author: Passiro

https://theindependentcritic.com

Last scanned July 22, 2026

A cookie scan of theindependentcritic.com performed on July 22, 2026 found 4 cookies and 120 third-party tracking requests. The assessment covered 10 pages across 10 unique page templates. No consent management platform was detected. Our check observed 120 third-party requests from 6 vendors; non-essential tracking of this kind requires prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive.

Claim & unlock

Third-party

Trackers

120

Vendors

Consent banner

None detected

Scans

What this setup is missing

No consent management platform was detected.
Google tags were observed, but Google Consent Mode v2 was not detected.

Compliance by audience

European Union

✗ Not met

GDPR + ePrivacy · Prior consent (opt-in)

United Kingdom

✗ Not met

UK GDPR + PECR · Consent-based

United States

! Needs attention

CCPA/CPRA + state laws · Notice & opt-out

Canada

! Needs attention

PIPEDA + Québec Law 25 · Consent-based

Brazil

! Needs attention

LGPD · Consent-based

Scanned from the EU; sites may serve different banners or tracking to other regions. Verdicts reflect observed behaviour measured against each audience's rules.

Cookies

4 cookies detected: 0 necessary, 2 analytics, 0 marketing

Total

Necessary

Functional

Analytics

Marketing

Unknown

Filter by category

Name	Domain	Category	Provider	Expiry	Secure	HttpOnly	Party
_ga before consent	.theindependentcritic.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
_ga_XH4JJBSPTL before consent	.theindependentcritic.com	Analytics	Google Analytics	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	–	–	1st
ezstida before consent	.theindependentcritic.com	Unknown	-	1.1 yr lifetime over 13 months	✓	✓	1st
ss before consent	.theindependentcritic.com	Unknown	-	Session	✓	✓	1st

Third-Party Trackers

120 requests detected from 6 vendors: Amazon, Google LLC, Google, LinkedIn Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc....

Analytics

Marketing

Necessary

Functional

Other

Vendor	Category	Type	Domain
Amazon before consent Amazon tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Advertising)	Advertising	script	rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com
Google LLC before consent Google Tag Manager	Analytics	script	www.googletagmanager.com
Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Essential	script	i.ytimg.com
Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Essential	script	yt3.ggpht.com
Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Essential	script	jnn-pa.googleapis.com
Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Essential	script	www.gstatic.com
Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: Content)	Essential	script	ajax.googleapis.com
Google LLC before consent YouTube embedded video	Marketing	iframe	www.youtube.com
LinkedIn Corporation before consent LinkedIn platform widgets	Marketing	script	platform.linkedin.com
Meta Platforms, Inc. before consent Facebook SDK / Pixel	Marketing	script	connect.facebook.net
X Corp (Twitter) before consent X/Twitter platform widgets	Marketing	script	platform.twitter.com
Google LLC Google Fonts files	Necessary	script	fonts.gstatic.com
Google LLC Google Fonts stylesheet	Necessary	script	fonts.googleapis.com
Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Other	script	googleads.g.doubleclick.net
Google before consent Google tracker domain (source: Disconnect.me, category: FingerprintingGeneral)	Other	script	region1.google-analytics.com