Necessary cons help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cons.

Preference cons enable a website to remember information that Shorts changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that Shorts you are in.

Statistic cons help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Marketing cons are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that Shorts are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.