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The notice adds that there is a specific issue with the Facebook in-app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had already been set, and says the problem appears to be a defect in the browser. The simplest way around it, the notice says, is to keep using the Facebook app but not open links in the in-app browser.
That makes the message less a news report than a site warning: if a reader is using Facebook’s built-in browser, the page may not remember them the way it should. In practical terms, the notice is telling users that the browser itself, not the website, is likely behind the problem.
The tension in the notice is that the browser is described as intermittently dropping cookie requests that should have been carried over, which means the experience can fail unpredictably. The site does not say the issue affects every visit, only that it appears to be specific to the Facebook in-app browser and that avoiding it is the easiest fix.
So the answer is straightforward: the problem is not a military budget story at all, but a cookie notice explaining a browser defect and the quickest workaround for readers who want uninterrupted access.
