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The only thing I run into in this list are CAPTCHAs and they're not that bad.
No, the Internet is not that broken; you just have to leave the Top 10 sites
by squigz
I worry about what would happen if CloudFlare decided I was an adversary, a massive amount of the internet would become completely inaccessible if I couldn't get past their annoying gateway!
by benoau
- step 1: modify cookie laws to target browsers https://nednex.com/en/the-internets-biggest-annoyance-why-co...
by vivzkestrel
The internet is no longer open. It's behind a series of apps. It's honestly more like AOL than the World Wide Web
by jdlyga
> Banking application will force you to update even if it isn't security related.
This is fine. Not sure how that’s related to the rest of your post.
But for the rest of your post I agree with what you wrote. If a website is even vaguely annoying I just stop visiting. It seems like product managers forgot that friction is an issue. I can’t even access my ISP’s own website and get blocked by Cloudflare.
by ericmay
It is part of what seems like a loosely coordinated effort to get verified platforms to be standard. Like device attestation so we can be more easily surveilled.
One odd thing with cloudflare is most sites are fine, and I click the box, but for some reason I go to some sites and they claim I have been blocked for bot like activity, which seems weird since it should be the same filter from the same provider.
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- Hacker News
- The only thing I run into in this list are CAPTCHAs and they're not that bad.
No, the Internet is not that broken; you just have to leave the Top 10 sites
by squigz - I worry about what would happen if CloudFlare decided I was an adversary, a massive amount of the internet would become completely inaccessible if I couldn't get past their annoying gateway!by benoau
- - step 1: modify cookie laws to target browsers https://nednex.com/en/the-internets-biggest-annoyance-why-co...by vivzkestrel
- The internet is no longer open. It's behind a series of apps. It's honestly more like AOL than the World Wide Webby jdlyga
- > Banking application will force you to update even if it isn't security related.
This is fine. Not sure how that’s related to the rest of your post.
But for the rest of your post I agree with what you wrote. If a website is even vaguely annoying I just stop visiting. It seems like product managers forgot that friction is an issue. I can’t even access my ISP’s own website and get blocked by Cloudflare.
by ericmay - It is part of what seems like a loosely coordinated effort to get verified platforms to be standard. Like device attestation so we can be more easily surveilled.
One odd thing with cloudflare is most sites are fine, and I click the box, but for some reason I go to some sites and they claim I have been blocked for bot like activity, which seems weird since it should be the same filter from the same provider.