I got a message from Google: Beginning January 16, 2024, Google will require all publishers serving ads to EEA and UK users to use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP). You can use any Google-certified CMP for this purpose, including Google’s own consent management solution. If you are interested in using Google’s consent management solution, start by setting up your GDPR message.` I’ve searched the site but I can’t find any reference what needs to done in the context of discourse for complying with the Google’s certified CMP requirements to continue using discourse adplugins in the EEA/UK region. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Good Evening, Can you please share your help with the new rule from Google Adsense as it pertains to Discourse? Google sent an email saying that the site must fulfill their new rule seen below. You can see their online help page to know more too. Starting January 16, 2024, in addition to our EU user consent policy, AdSense publishers must use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) that has been certified by Google and has integrated with the IAB’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) when serving ads to users in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK. It appears you have not yet adopted a Google-certified CMP to collect consent from your users, which means your site(s) will stop showing AdSense ads and receiving revenue on EEA and UK traffic after January 16, 2024. Can anyone at Discourse share an update on whether they will fulfill that requirement? As far as I know, I cannot correct this myself or configure Discourse to fulfill the needs of Google. Please let me know if anyone can share any help. I see that another user has posted a similar concern yesterday, thank you.

I’ve merged these two topics together to keep the discussion in one place. :+1: I think we have a guide on enabling a consent management here if that’s any help? [image] Cookie Consent, GDPR, and Discourse Site Management books This is an explanation guide for describing how the technical aspects of GDPR and Cookie Consent operate within Discourse, along with options for Cookie Consent management and Content Manager Services. warning This document is not a comprehensive guide regarding all the details that GDPR involves. Discourse does not intend this guide to be used as legal advice to any users or customers. Discourse cannot determine legal compliance with GDPR or any other Cookie Consent Laws for your…

This is very helpful to understand what cookies discourse uses. But coming back to the original topic can anyone provide guidance on what implications Google message about CMP has on discourse and/or it’s adplugin?

I took a look at the linked page Cooke Consent, GDPR, and Discourse, and I hate to say it but it seem far past my knowledge of Discourse and the features. I do not know whether I can do it. Google sent out an email to my Adsense account and basically confronted me telling me to prove that I have complied and to attest to it. Has anyone did this? Can I hire anyone to help me to do this? Thank you.

[image] Timothy: Can I hire anyone to help me to do this? If you do want some help, and have a budget, you can start a #marketplace topic to ask for some assistance. :+1:

I have posted on the Marketplace, as you said, thank you. You can see the email that Adsense sent below. Please refer to the paragraph where they say: Additionally, to help you meet the new requirement and continue showing ads on your site in the EEA and UK, you will be presented with CMP adoption options the next time you sign in to your AdSense account. The options include: “I want to create a GDPR message, using Google’s CMP in AdSense. If I don’t publish one by January 16, 2024, please publish my GDPR message for me using Google’s CMP. I understand I can change my message and switch to another CMP at any time.” Does this mean I can simply click Option 2 and Adsense will automatically make the Discourse compliant with the consent rule? Has anyone done this? Can anyone please give any clarification? [adsense-email]

To update, I logged into Adsense. They immediately forced a pop-up on the screen. I clicked Option 2 and completed their form. I believe that might have fulfilled the needs of the CMP requirement. Apparently, Adsense will oversee the CMP part of it by itself. Can anyone confirm? Thank you.

I think it sounds like that’s a viable option from reading the information in the screenshot. Could you sign up a test user and check out whether it’s working?

I checked your site just now and don’t see an ad loading on the home page just “Advertisement” and empty space: [Screen Shot 2023-09-08 at 10.53.33 PM]

Google Adsense Consent Management Platform (CMP) changes for Discourse

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TimothyDonaghue (Timothy) September 9, 2023, 6:01pm 11

Sorry, I do not know why that would occur. Have you installed an ad-blocker?

I have tried loading the forum on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari while not logged in, and the ads loaded normally.

Can you please clarify your situation? Thank you.

Chrome

Firefox

Safari

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