# Right to object 21(5) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (21(5)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-21#par-5
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Part of **Right to object** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-21).

## Provision text

### 21(5)

In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject may exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.


## Topics on this provision

- **Right to Object** — https://overview.legal/topics/right-to-object
  Data subject right to object to processing
- **Child Consent** — https://overview.legal/topics/child-consent-information-society-services
  This new topic is needed because the content specifically addresses the unique conditions and requirements for obtaining valid consent from children in the cont
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 01/2023 on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125829
- **EDPB Annual Report 2022** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125861
- **Can the GPC standard eliminate consent banners in the EU?** (literature) — https://overview.legal/posts/53850
- **New browser signal could make cookie banners obsolete** (news) — https://overview.legal/posts/53315

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