Loading any page on the website https://www.arduino.cc/, the page loads then darkens as a screen-sized DIV fades in. It blocks all interaction and has to be inspected and deleted before I can do anything.
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Okay.
Relevant technical information:
Operating System: Kubuntu 22.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.7
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 6.2.0-36-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × Intel® Xeon® CPU E31225 @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 15.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650/PCIe/SSE2
<div id="iubenda-cs-banner" class="iubenda-cs-black iubenda-cs-default-floating iubenda-cs-bottom iubenda-cs-left iubenda-cs-slidein iubenda-cs-no-heading iubenda-cs-visible" role="alertdialog" aria-labelledby="iubenda-cs-title" aria-describedby="iubenda-cs-paragraph"><div class="iubenda-cs-container"><div class="iubenda-cs-content" style=""><div class="iubenda-cs-rationale"><button type="button" class="iubenda-cs-close-btn" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-pressed="false" style="display:none!important;">×</button><div class="iubenda-banner-content iubenda-custom-content" role="document"><div id="iubenda-cs-title">We use cookies 🍪</div><div id="iubenda-cs-description">Our websites use cookies (also from third parties) for functional and analytical purposes. You can adjust this in <a class="iubenda-cs-customize-btn">Cookie Settings</a> or learn more by reading our <a href="https://www.arduino.cc/en/cookie-policy" class="iubenda-cs-cookie-policy-lnk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cookie policy</a>.</div></div><div class="iubenda-cs-counter" style="display: none;">Press again to continue 0/0</div><div class="iubenda-cs-opt-group" style="color:#000!important;"><div class="iubenda-cs-opt-group-custom"><button class="iubenda-cs-customize-btn" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-pressed="false">Learn more and customize</button></div><div class="iubenda-cs-opt-group-consent"><button class="iubenda-cs-reject-btn iubenda-cs-btn-primary" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-pressed="false">ONLY REQUIRED</button><button class="iubenda-cs-accept-btn iubenda-cs-btn-primary" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-pressed="false">ACCEPT ALL</button></div></div></div></div></div></div>
For the record, I'm not asking for help. For my part I've already solved the issue by writing a script that deletes the offending DOM element on page load.
I'm merely pointing out that there is an issue on the website that needs to be addressed.
EDIT: Just tried to use the Arduino cloud editor and it has the same issue.
Is it possible that you have an ad blocker running and it was blocking the interactive bit of whatever that div was part of? Perhaps a "where in the world are you" or "accept or decline our cookies" dialog?
Nope. It happens even after location has been chosen.
Looks to be a cookie consent banner that isn't getting properly displayed.
I don't care now, and you are wrong.
Cool. I'll just take my twenty-eight years of programming experience and go whistle behind a tree.
Ya try to help some people...
Anyway, cheers. Hope your day improves.
One day, in the distant future, someone will say this to you, and you will laugh. I know it.
And this.
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The part I don't get is your offense at the word, "Nope." Would it have been better if I'd said, "I beg to differ, my esteemed colleague, but I believe your assertion to be in error, and it can be easily demonstrated as I have already shown in detail, twice. I will even make a video screen capture and post it to YouTube with pleasant music if it will help to ameliorate your hostility toward the idea that you haven't given the issue due diligence. I should think that, as someone who clearly values their position within these environs, and given that I am not statistically relevant in the errors department, that it would behoove you to consider investigating the issue."
"Nope" is quicker, and I provided additional detail that could help...or not...it's not my website, but I figured someone should know.
Hi @billthetailor. Thanks for your report. I just checked and the cookie consent banner is properly displayed in my browser.
Do you have any browser extensions installed that would interfere with the website's ability to display this banner? We previously had the same problem, which was found to occur for users who have an auto-consent extension installed.
For example, I use this one:
I previously suffered from the same type of problem you are reporting and had to disable the extension to use the Arduino website. However, they have since fixed the incompatibility between the extension and the Arduino website and I don't experience any problems even using the website under the conditions where the cookie consent banner would normally appear with that specific extension enabled.
So even though I don't expect users of the "I still don't care about cookies" extension will have any problems, there very well might still be incompatibilities between other auto-consent extensions or other extensions that automatically block such website components (e.g., adblockers).
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And now I feel foolish 
That should've been the first thing I checked - the hazard of being a developer, I always start with code. It was the "Accept All Cookies" extension, although I find it odd that it would block the actual cookie bit, but not the modal overlay. Weird.
Anyhow, thanks for the considered answer. Maybe someday the exchange will help someone else with the same issue and a penchant for ignoring the obvious.
Cheers!
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