# Cloudflare sneezed. The internet caught a cold

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**Created:** [June 21, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudflare-sneezed-the-internet-caught-a-cold/966540 "2022-06-21T07:06:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloudflare-sneezed-the-internet-caught-a-cold/966540/14 "2022-06-23T01:33:27Z")

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TIL that they call it a “javascript challenge”.

> **[Forget Blocking - A Cloudflare JS Challenge Is The Best! - Startup Hero](https://www.namehero.com/startup/forget-blocking-a-cloudflare-js-challenge-is-the-best/)**
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> Instead of blocking visitors using Cloudflare, using a JS challenge is much more efficient and less annoying for visitors.

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