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.

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    4 days ago

    Sorry, 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.

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      3 days ago

      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.

      If I see a cloudflare check I often just don’t bother loading the site at all.