Why Google's cookie deprecation reversal isn't actually a reprieve for publishers

Why Google's cookie deprecation reversal isn't actually a reprieve for publishers

Publishers are keeping a "business as usual" approach to testing cookie-less alternatives, despite Google's announcement that it won't be fully deprecating third-party cookies after all.

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