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0 pointsaudiometry4y ago0 comments

It's not that good. I'm constantly getting "Access Blocked" to various websites by Cloudflare trying to protect them....from me reading them.

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capableweb4y ago

From the operators point of view, Cloudflare is cheap and often used when you don't understand that "premium bandwidth" or whatever they call it these days, are just bandwidth you pay way too much for.

From the users point of view, Cloudflare will frequently stop you from accessing things and introduces more single points of failure in the internet infrastructure. But on the good side, they have pretty good edge endpoints so your browsing might be a bit faster, when they allow you to browse.

can16358p4y ago

Same here. I live in Turkey and Cloudflare just block many websites' access from here. I can't access some sites just because I'm from an IP range from Turkey. I can jump onto my VPN, but still, not convenient.

sumedh4y ago

Some websites configure their own rules in CF to block traffic from certain countries.

marcosdumay4y ago

I don't get the "Access Blocked" often, what I do get is the "We are verifying your browser" page that often just keeps looping there and completely block my access.

yetihehe4y ago

I never do. Maybe you or something on your computer or network is the problem?

capableweb4y ago

Usually it's because they live in a different country than what people consider the "Western World" or something like that. When I'm in Europe, I don't see that page very often, unless in Eastern Europe. But if I'm in Asia, Africa or Central/South America, then I encounter that page all the time.

Godel_unicode4y ago

Fwiw, this is an option that many people configure for themselves in cloudflare. Some security people love recommending using IP geo-blocking as a good tactic for hardening systems.

can16358p4y ago

Nope. Just being in some country (in my case Turkey) is perfectly enought to be geoblocked.

raxxorrax4y ago

If you configured your client to hide enough information, Cloudflare tends to believe you are a threat. VPN users probably have that problem a lot more.

can16358p4y ago

You don't have to hide any information. I don't hide any information and still get blocked because of the country I reside in.

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zelphirkalt4y ago

And so Cloudflare becomes an enemy of privacy?

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capableweb4y ago

can16358p4y ago

sumedh4y ago

Some websites configure their own rules in CF to block traffic from certain countries.

marcosdumay4y ago

I don't get the "Access Blocked" often, what I do get is the "We are verifying your browser" page that often just keeps looping there and completely block my access.

yetihehe4y ago

I never do. Maybe you or something on your computer or network is the problem?

capableweb4y ago

Godel_unicode4y ago

Fwiw, this is an option that many people configure for themselves in cloudflare. Some security people love recommending using IP geo-blocking as a good tactic for hardening systems.

can16358p4y ago

Nope. Just being in some country (in my case Turkey) is perfectly enought to be geoblocked.

raxxorrax4y ago

If you configured your client to hide enough information, Cloudflare tends to believe you are a threat. VPN users probably have that problem a lot more.

can16358p4y ago

You don't have to hide any information. I don't hide any information and still get blocked because of the country I reside in.

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zelphirkalt4y ago

And so Cloudflare becomes an enemy of privacy?

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