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usonian

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7. Sites like YouTube and perhaps others, use cloudflare or their own magic black boxes.

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 07:38 PM

Dec 2025

I just checked Firefox settings and it's using DNS over HTTPS. I had no idea until I checked settings to see some of the countless things going on under the hood. I don't think it's a problem but how do I (or you) find out what's going on?

There's just SO MUCH going on that one doesn't know about (cuz they don't tell you)
Here's a good one that actually helped.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/sign-in-with-fewer-captcha-challenges-iph4f43a30c9/ios
Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges on iPhone

Some website and app sign-in screens require you to pass CAPTCHA challenges, such as recognizing letters in unusual shapes. iCloud allows you to bypass many challenges by automatically and privately verifying your iPhone and account. You can turn this bypass on or off.

Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap your name, then tap Sign-In & Security.
Turn Automatic Verification on or off.

Yeah, I never would have figured that out in 15,000 years.
SO MUCH going on.

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