A cookie banner won't let me refuse

"Accept or leave" walls sit in genuinely contested territory. Consent must be freely given (Art. 4(11) GDPR), and the European Data Protection Board's guidance says access to a service should not be made conditional on consent — but national authorities and courts have taken different positions, including on "pay or consent" models, and the case law is still developing.

So honestly: whether this specific wall is lawful depends on your country's DPA line and the details. Check your national DPA's published guidance, or report the site and let the authority assess it — that is exactly what it is for. This portal won't invent certainty here.