Its just enshittification

  • Peter_Arbeitsloser@feddit.org
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    18 days ago

    I recently tried to buy tickets on Ticketmaster for an hour. But no matter what I tried, different browsers, different device, I always got blocked from buying because I supposedly “browsed too fast”.

    I gave up and bought the tickets in 5 minutes elsewhere.

  • ohellidk@sh.itjust.works
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    19 days ago

    it works for me getting to the home page, anyway. I’m using UbO and bypass paywalls clean plugin on Firefox.

    edit - are you using a VPN by chance? some sites flag them.

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    19 days ago

    Bro, i just wanted visit https://www.g2.com and it asked me disable adblocker and enable JS

    And when i disabled uBO this shitty website said you got blocked

    Truly The Peak of Enshittification.

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      18 days ago

      IMO this is not enshittification, it’s not the websites fault they struggle with bots. It may not be the best strategy, but enshittification is when a digital service has its customers caugt with vendor lock-in and then exploits them for more profit

      • Leah96xxx (she/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        16 days ago

        Enshittification is more than just scummy vendor lock-in tactics. There are multiple things that count towards enshittification. Using “bot detection” as an excuse to block users with ad blockers and privacy tools is just as scummy