Popups have nothing to do with GDPR. They are reaction to Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive which predates GDPR.
And yes, it is deliberate misinformation.
Cookie popups pre-date GRPR, but find it hard to believe the uptick in popups that happened around May 2018 was in response to legislation from 2003.
Cookie popups pre-date GRPR, but find it hard to believe the uptick in popups that happened around May 2018 was in response to legislation from 2003.