On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) of 2 February 2022. The ruling says that the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) of IAB Europe - basically the system behind cookie banners for real-time bidding of advertisements - is in violation of the GDPR and, thus, illegal across the entire European Union. But what does this ruling mean for you and the annoying cookie banners that jump in front of your face all the time? Let's dive into this!