Question Does Microsoft Edge Browser Start to Block Third-Party Cookies by Default?

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lokamoka820

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Recently when I watch a YouTube video from a channel that I follow on my RSS reader Inoreader, the video didn't appear in my YouTube history, and didn't appear to be watched in my subscription list, I use AdGuard extension on Microsoft Edge browser.

I didn't block 3rd-party cookies in Microsoft Edge and didn't change AdGuard extension settings, is this a new Microsoft Edge browser behavior?
 
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I found this in Microsoft Edge Blog:
Microsoft Edge will start experimenting with deprecating third-party cookies in the coming months, targeting less than 1% of non-managed device users, and continue throughout 2024. This will enable us to measure and evaluate the various impacts to customers and partners, and encourage the ecosystem to proactively prepare for the eventual removal.
Is this mean I'm one of the 1% users under this experimenting test? 😢

lokamoka820

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Mar 1, 2024
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I found this in Microsoft Edge Blog:
Microsoft Edge will start experimenting with deprecating third-party cookies in the coming months, targeting less than 1% of non-managed device users, and continue throughout 2024. This will enable us to measure and evaluate the various impacts to customers and partners, and encourage the ecosystem to proactively prepare for the eventual removal.
Is this mean I'm one of the 1% users under this experimenting test? 😢
 
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SeriousHoax

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Didn't google cancel the plan to phase out third-party cookies? Is Microsoft still going forward with it?
I have been blocking third-party cookies for many years and thankfully it doesn't hamper anything I do on the browser.
 

lokamoka820

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Didn't google cancel the plan to phase out third-party cookies? Is Microsoft still going forward with it?
I have been blocking third-party cookies for many years and thankfully it doesn't hamper anything I do on the browser.
Yes, Google no longer intends to drop support for third-party cookies, but Microsoft is not adopting the same Privacy Sandbox technology as Chrome to replace tracking cookies. Instead, the company is proposing a new Ad Selection API.

I also block third-party cookies except YouTube cookies for my RSS reader, I found it more convenient to get all my followed resources in one place.
 

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