Solved Cloudfare

Timmy 2 toes

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• Aug 13, 2025

• #1

Hi
Why all of a sudden it showing cloud fare POP UP checking IP before going to a website just curious?

 

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• Aug 13, 2025

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its a measure to stop the AI bots harvesting data from web sites such as this one
a lot of sites are now using this method to restrict data being collected by AI.

best of luck, Steve ..

 

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gunrunnerjohn

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• Aug 13, 2025

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I suspect it's Cloudflare you're seeing.

 

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