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it's not cloudflare deciding, it's the website owners/operators. As someone who has made that decision: the trade is clear. Turnstile can reduce scaling requirements by more than half, greatly reducing our costs. Automated traffic can be very spiky: scrapers, scalpers, 0-day pen testers. We probably block 10,000 automated requests for every affected Firefox user... because it's not all Firefox users.

It's not that website operators are trying to punish you, it's that we can't survive without discriminating against automations, and your signal is getting mistaken.

there is no independent data that suggests this.

It's literally one of the least racist possible names, having origins in Hebrew, then moving to Greek and Latin. You'll find 'Maria' as a name in most European languages, even non-Romance languages acquired it from Christianity.

Open source, multi platform

There is no spying by any definition. It's a chatbot, not a diary. Anthropic is expected to read the message and respond to it in some way. If you sent an email to a colleague threatening violence, you would not be surprised to find out it was reported.

It's different issues in different places, and when built/operated by different companies. Global companies that put their name on the facility will be more careful of optics than a PE firm that hides behind shell companies.

And what do you call a person from the US?

This was an intentional fallacy for comedic effect, specifically "No True Scotsman"

Sadly, Italian officials know about tor and will do whatever they can to bypass geo restrictions. We got hit with a fine, this isn't speculation.

Texas has indicated that it will hold companies liable even if users bypass age verification via VPN or anonymizers.

This isn't the industry deciding that they really want age verification, this is the industry deciding that they don't want to face the potential litigation. Complain about the laws, not the companies following the laws.

There are several jurisdictions that require companies to ensure that age limits are not bypassed via VPN or anonymizers. This puts the companies in a catch-22, block all VPN and anonymizers access, restricting many people with no recourse, or applying the age rules unilaterally, restricting some teens, but giving recourse to adults using VPNs.

It is not, as you say, "a risk to the privacy and safety of all users", but rather just those marked as needing to verify.

Your hyperbolic rant is uninformed and tiring.

I've never had Microsoft read a message, initiate an AI generation, then attempt to inject that into my conversation.

Not to say they wouldn't try...

I've got four units already hooked up with esphome, but the branch box diagnostics is what I need... the unpredictable nature of multi zone units is infuriating. Why is one room 10 degrees above it's set point and still pumping out heat?

I've got my own devices and can make my own cables, if you're looking for someone to test things out

The danger is in the replacement. Confiding in others builds a web of trust. Talking about a break-up with a friend builds a relationship, and the next time that friend needs someone, they know you're an option. It's economics, borrowing and trading emotional support. AI as confidant destroys that economy.

Don't respond to a strawman argument with another strawman. The post you are responding to ignored the reasons given in the second paragraph. They're just trying to score points by preaching to the choir, not engage with the concern.

You haven't read his comment if you think that's what he said