Am in the EU.<p>Chrome. Not logged into Google.<p>Clear all browsing data. Check what cookies are stored. There are none.<p>Visit http://youtube.com and click on a random video.<p>Check cookies:
accounts.google.com
1 cookie<p>fonts.googleapis.com
Channel ID<p>ggpht.cim
Channel ID<p>google.com
Channel ID<p>googlevideo.com
Channel ID<p>gstatic.com
Channel ID<p>www.youtube.com
Database Storage, Local Storage, Service Workers<p>youtube.com
Channel ID, 6 cookies<p>ytimg.com
Channel ID<p>At no point was I asked to accept cookies.
While I do not recommend use of Chrome (Google's interests do not synchronize with your interests) you can install this to dull the threat of cookies:<p>Cookie AutoDelete: <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookie-autodelete/fhcgjolkccmbidfldomjliifgaodjagh?hl=en" rel="nofollow">https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookie-autodelete/...</a><p>There is also a Firefox version: <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/" rel="nofollow">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autode...</a> and at least Mozilla's interests may slightly align more with your own than google's interests. So you might consider switching to Firefox as well.