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Google, Meta, Microsoft fail to honor opt-outs, WebXray audit finds

( April 14, 2026, 20:46 GMT | Official Statement) --  MLex Summary: An independent audit by privacy platform found Google, Microsoft and Meta are not honoring opt-out signals, including Global Privacy Control. WebXray scanned 7,587 websites popular in California, testing each with and without Global Privacy Control enabled to measure whether advertising cookies were blocked. Google had the highest failure rate at 87 percent, meaning the company failed to honor users’ opt-out choices in nearly 9 out of 10 cases, followed by Meta at 69 percent and Microsoft at 50 percent. See attached report....

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