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Javascript – Google Consent-Mode: "Region-based-Consent" always on granted, although everything is on denied?

I come from Germany and my English is only as good as Google Translator 🙂

I’ve been reading here for years and am now asking my first question:

I integrated Google Consent Mode correctly according to Google instructions (it’s not too difficult) and tested it in the tag assistant. It responds correctly to the user settings in the following columns and changes to granted or denied accordingly:

  • On-page Default
  • On-page Update
  • Current State

The problem is the preceding Region-based-Consent column. This always stays on granted, no matter what I do. (see attached image) Although I didn’t make any region-specific settings in the code.

Tag assistant Screenshot

What does that mean now???

According to the attached screenshot, will the user data continue to be processed for the processing purposes (ad_storage, analytics_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization) even though all other columns are set to denied??? Or is everything correct? Why doesn’t the Region-based-consent column change? I stand on the hose. My question actually only revolves around this unfortunately unresponsive column…

Thanks in advance and greetings from Germany!

Example-Code for information (nothing special):

<head>

<!-- Google Consent Mode v2 Default -->
<script>
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}

gtag('consent', 'default', {
  'ad_storage': 'denied',
  'ad_user_data': 'denied',
  'ad_personalization': 'denied',
  'analytics_storage': 'denied',
  'wait_for_update': 1000
});
gtag('set', 'ads_data_redaction', true);


<!-- Here are the typical GOOGLE TAGS for analytics etc., I'll save those -->


<!-- Google Consent Mode v2 Update Function -->
function consent_granted_ad_storage(){
gtag('consent', 'update', {
'ad_storage': 'granted'
});
}

function consent_granted_ad_user_data(){
gtag('consent', 'update', {
'ad_user_data': 'granted'
});
}

function consent_granted_ad_personalization(){
gtag('consent', 'update', {
'ad_personalization': 'granted'
});
}

function consent_granted_analytics_storage(){
gtag('consent', 'update', {
'analytics_storage': 'granted'
});
}

function consent_denied_ad_storage(){
gtag('consent', 'update', {
'ad_storage': 'denied'
});
}

function consent_denied_ad_user_data(){
gtag('consent', 'update', {
'ad_user_data': 'denied'
});
}

function consent_denied_ad_personalization(){
gtag('consent', 'update', {
'ad_personalization': 'denied'
});
}

function consent_denied_analytics_storage(){
gtag('consent', 'update', {
'analytics_storage': 'denied'
});
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<!--  Example of calling the functions -->
<button onclick="consent_denied_analytics_storage()">No</button>
</body>

Ich hope sombody can help me and had the same problem.

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Answers


  1. 0

    I’m having the same issue.

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    I think Consent Mode is still working as it should, meaning that even though Region-based Consent is granted, the default/update dynamic is working as it should.

    For example the Google Ads Remarketing Tag tag-status is "Still running" even though with Update = Denied, even though Region based Consent is all granted.

    Probably some kind of update that one of the experts is gonna publish a LinkedIn thread about soon (hopefully).

    I’m moving on assuming everything is working just fine.

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  2. 0

    I have the same with the Simo Ahava’s template. I tried to remove the Region from the template, but it still gets filled in (how? by what?), and always Granted.

    The only wild guess that I ended up with would be: what if that is signaled by Chrome based on the location settings of the user.
    Which now is Granted all over the world/any location, because the EU GDPR latest regulation did not reach the deadline for implementation. & what if after March that Region will be populated automatically according to the location:
    if from US: it will show Region-based = Granted;
    if from EU: it will show Region-based = Denied.

    Can anyone confirm this logic?
    If you see any explanation popping up in social media, pls share it here too.

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