Cookie policy
We keep cookies to a minimum and never use advertising cookies. All cookies below are set by this site itself; none are shared with other companies. You can change your choice any time with the Cookie settings button above.
Needed for the site to work
These are always on, because the site can't work without them.
| Name | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
better-auth.session_token | Keeps you logged in | 7 days, renewed while you use the site |
better-auth.dont_remember | Logs you out when you close the browser, if you chose that | Until you close the browser |
better-auth.oauth_state | Protects logging in with Google or Discord | A few minutes, during login |
gta_consent | Remembers your cookie choice | 6 months |
gta_voter | Stops a guest from voting twice in a poll; set only when you vote | 1 year |
gta_lang_hint | Remembers that we already offered you this site in your language, so we only ask once | 1 year |
gta_country (stored in the browser, not a cookie) | Your country for this visit, so we only look it up once when offering the site in your language | Until you close the tab |
On https, the login cookies start with __Secure-.
Analytics
Set only if you accept them, or in countries where the law doesn't require asking first (there you can turn them off with the Cookie settings button at the top of this page, and we respect your browser's Global Privacy Control signal).
| Name | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
gta_vid | A random ID that tells us a visitor came back, so we can count visitors instead of clicks | 13 months |
gta_sid | A random ID for one visit, so we can see which pages were read and which links were clicked in one go | Ends after 30 minutes without activity |
gta_last_visit, gta_read (stored in the browser, not cookies) | When you were last here and which articles you read (the last 200), so we can tell you how many stories you missed. They stay in your browser and never reach us | Until you clear your browser data; deleted if you decline cookies |
gta_previous_visit, gta_missed_dismissed (stored in the browser, not cookies) | Your previous visit, kept while you look around, and that you closed the "you missed" bar | Until you close the tab |
What we measure with them, and why, is in the privacy policy.
Other
- Embedded YouTube videos load from youtube-nocookie.com and only set cookies once you play a video.
- Embedded Reddit posts show our own preview first; Reddit's post (and Reddit's cookies) load only when you click "Show post".
- Editors' unsaved drafts are kept in their own browser (local storage) so nothing is lost; this only happens in the admin.