And the cloudflare ones are broken as fuck. It varies but I often just can’t pass them. Answer it, wheel goes round and then back to having to tick it and start again. Beep boop.
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greenbit@lemmy.zip 3 weeks agoSorry, I assumed this was already common knowledge. There’s another thread fork from a comment.
Tl;dr they’re not good at their purpose and cause unneeded annoyance to users.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
greenbit@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yeah cloudflare gets a similar reaction as a paywall. Fuck this site, I’ll go somewhere else
cevn@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Agree
Redex68@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Idk man, I’ve seen hundreds of examples showcasing how they significantly reduce bot traffic. The point isn’t to make it impossible for a bot to get past it, it’s to make it so expensive per request that it’s not worth it.
greenbit@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I’m not saying the effect on bot traffic is none