It’s fucking irritating to have to visit the same websites you used to just fine a year or so ago now becomes slow and require you to spend a good 5-10 seconds on a fucking “confirm you are human” check (as if google and co doesn’t give us enough of that shit already). Worse, it doesn’t even work sometimes, often loops, and if you’re on a different/niche browser? Good luck.
I am trying htaccess at the moment, so far I am not getting bots in my logs. But I don’t see anything bad on using Cloudflare. But I don’t understand people hating Cloudflare for the tool they offer. I also find it annoying, hence I don’t run it on my stuff.
It’s fucking irritating to have to visit the same websites you used to just fine a year or so ago now becomes slow and require you to spend a good 5-10 seconds on a fucking “confirm you are human” check (as if google and co doesn’t give us enough of that shit already). Worse, it doesn’t even work sometimes, often loops, and if you’re on a different/niche browser? Good luck.
Owners of the said websites don’t have to use this check.
What do you propose instead to combat AI companies stealing from your site?
I am trying htaccess at the moment, so far I am not getting bots in my logs. But I don’t see anything bad on using Cloudflare. But I don’t understand people hating Cloudflare for the tool they offer. I also find it annoying, hence I don’t run it on my stuff.
jesus lemmings are idiots
you’ve heard of ai crawlers? yes, no?
You’re a dumbass if you think that justifies making the internet unusable.
Look, man, the internet isn’t for users anymore, it is for bits to get blocked.
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