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Do anti-bot checks feel excessive to anyone else? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 hours ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I’m getting really tired of “verify you’re not a bot” checks everywhere.

I understand these checks help prevent bots, but they seem to appear on so many websites now. Does anyone else find them frustrating?

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[–] 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (9 children)

Something in your setup is triggering them. Some ad blocker

I am not turning off my fucking adblocker, which is the only thing from that list that I use.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (7 children)

    Not what I was suggesting. Ad blockers are complex and you may be able to turn some piece off to avoid excessive bot checks without any noticeable difference. Ublock origin especially has about a million little bits you can turn on or off individually. Some people add a bunch of third party lists to theirs without understanding what they are even blocking.

    The same with tracking blockers, there are degrees and the more extreme they are the more you have to deal with the kind of tests OP is complaining about.

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  • [–] -4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (6 children)

    I still use the default settings on uBlock Origin.

    I'm not going to waste my time fiddling with shit, which is likely to need changing again and again,because of those fucking bots ruining the internet being increasingly more predatory.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

    I really don't get why you're so upset at me explaining why OP is experiencing these issues.

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  • [–] -4 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

    You are blaming the victim.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

    They're not blaming anyone, that's what you're failing to understand.

    This is the reality of why it's happening. The choice is to put up with it or try to do something about it.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

    Strong "What were you wearing?" vibes.

    I use default uBlock Origin, no VPN, nothing else. I get those annoying bot verification loading things ALL THE FUCKING TIME on my home PC and at work and on my mobile phone. I know it is a response to bots scraping everything maliciously. I am doing the bare minimum.

    Being told "The user probably did something to their security they could just change" when I'm doing the bare minimum is being told it is probably something I did and not the fact that the whole mess created bots is the problem and being annoying by all this verification shit is somehow my fault.

    Fuck that.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

    Strong “What were you wearing?” vibes.

    Excuse the fuck out of me? Comparing this discussion in ANY fucking way to rape is completely off the fucking charts.

    Jesus Christ.

    I'm blocking you and you can absolutely fuck ALL the way off, you fucking regressive piece of shit.

    Have fun rotting in your self-absorbed refusal to understand basic fucking language.

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