Any update on this?

FT continues to be easy to use if I access it from an IP address that's assumed to be in the US, but from outside it really is a royal pain with several extra steps:

1. Go to a non-forum FT page;
2. Wait for the top part of the white box to appear, then click on (or near) "manage settings" to try and coax the bottom part of the box to reveal itself;
3. Make my cookie choices;
4. Click to ackowledge and dismiss the "preferences submitted" message;
5. Go to my normal log-in page and proceed as before.

TrustArc is not user-friendly at the best of times, but other sites have implemented it with fewer steps and no glitches.