A new form of state-level internet filtering that restricts data flow is disrupting access to large portions of the global web for Russian citizens. Cloudflare, the world leader in DDoS protection and high-traffic load management, is being targeted by these new data caps, which appear designed to push users toward Russian-controlled services. Meanwhile, the move leaves Russian businesses dangerously exposed.
Wasting time on useless obstacles is bad
They’re meant to prevent bot traffic to sites and protect from DDOS attacks
What the other commenter said and also accessibility issues, aand overall this is a problem which shouldn’t face the end user at all. Just browsing has become just a nuisance after a nuisance nowadays. Just like cookie modals not adhering to browser settings or hiding the reject all behind extra steps.
Yeah would be sick if LLMs and bots just disappeared overnight
Captchas ain’t stopping them anyway
The obstacles serve a specific purpose though. Do you believe this purpose is unimportant?
As usual, the purpose doesn’t justify the means. The goal could and should be achieved without this nonsense
How so?
These active captchas instead of methods not visible to the user are worse at hindering nefarious use than regular human use
What’s regular?