Using Cloudflare on your website could be blocking RSS users

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556 points campuscodi | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 22:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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amatecha ◴[17 Oct 24 06:43 UTC] No.41867018[source]▶

I get blocked from websites with some regularity, running Firefox with strict privacy settings, "resist fingerprinting" etc. on OpenBSD. They just give a 403 Forbidden with no explanation, but it's only ever on sites fronted by CloudFlare. Good times. Seems legit.

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wakeupcall ◴[17 Oct 24 09:59 UTC] No.41868030[source]▶

>>41867018 #

Also running FF with strict privacy settings and several blockers. The annoyances are constantly increasing. Cloudflare, captchas, "we think you're a bot", constantly recurring cookie popups and absurd requirements are making me hate most of the websites and services I hit nowdays.

I tried for a long time to get around it, but now when I hit a website like this just close the tab and don't bother anymore.

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1. Terr_ ◴[19 Oct 24 00:37 UTC] No.41884694[source]▶

>>41868030 #

The worst part is that a lot of it is mysteriously capricious with no recourse.

Like, you visit Site A too often while blocking some javascript, and now Site B doesn't work for no apparent reason, and there's no resolution path. Worse, the bad information may become permanent if an owner uses it to taint your account, again with no clear reason or appeal.

I suspect Reddit effectively killed my 10+ year account (appeal granted, but somehow still shadowbanned) because I once used the "wrong" public wifi to access it.

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