If Brave browser's shields are blocking the cookie consent banner, there is no workaround available at the extension level — the cookie consent banner is entirely JavaScript-based, as is standard for all cookie consent solutions, and if Brave blocks the script from running, the banner cannot appear or function.
However, this is not a compliance issue in practice: when Brave's shields block the cookie consent scripts, they also block all other third-party scripts on the page — including analytics, tracking, advertising, and any other script that would set cookies. This means that with shields up, no tracking cookies are being created, making the consent banner effectively superfluous for those users. The GDPR requirement to obtain consent only applies when cookies are actually being set — if no cookies are set, no consent is needed.
IMPORTANT: Brave's behavior of blocking cookie consent banners is a deliberate browser-level privacy feature and is entirely outside the control of any website or cookie consent extension. No server-side or client-side workaround can override it.
The only optional measure you can take is to add a
<noscript>fallback message in your template, visible to users who have JavaScript fully disabled or blocked, to inform them that the site requires JavaScript for cookie management:<noscript>
<div style="padding:10px; background:#fff3cd; text-align:center;">
This website requires JavaScript to manage cookie consent.
Please enable JavaScript or allow scripts in your browser settings.
</div>
</noscript>
This<noscript>fallback is informational only and does not restore cookie consent functionality for Brave users with shields enabled. It is simply a best-practice hint for users with JavaScript fully disabled.Summary: Brave shields up = no consent scripts run = no tracking cookies set = no consent required. The two effects cancel each other out, so there is no GDPR compliance gap for visitors using Brave with shields enabled.