Both of these can break the CF check if not configured correctly - especially the latter.
Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
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back2themoon
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
Elaborating on their proper configuration for Cloudflare to work would make an invaluable guide for the tutorials section, if you would be able and willing to write one.back2themoon wrote: ↑2026-05-02, 21:59Both of these can break the CF check if not configured correctly - especially the latter.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
Broken 2 days in a row now
Not even a tickbox
Didn't try without uBlock, but it makes you wonder how the problem was fixed for a day or two before being broken again
Makes you wonder wtf are the mongs at Cloudflare doing
They gotta be fucking with us on purpose
Not even a tickbox
Didn't try without uBlock, but it makes you wonder how the problem was fixed for a day or two before being broken again
Makes you wonder wtf are the mongs at Cloudflare doing
They gotta be fucking with us on purpose
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
Except for that one hiccup on the 24th, CF has been working since the easter incident. With uBO and eMatrix.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
Here's my effort, at a migraine-inviting 4.30 AM:
Cloudflare Turnstile: ηMatrix/uBlock Origin guide for proper function
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JoeyGreen
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
I guess today is when the click 'n loop arrives for me.
As I persistently clicking out of boredom, this happens? I wonder what with the sudden QR thingy?
I can still access other cf-turnstile enabled websites and pass the cf-are-you-bot check, but on that website.
As I persistently clicking out of boredom, this happens? I wonder what with the sudden QR thingy?
I can still access other cf-turnstile enabled websites and pass the cf-are-you-bot check, but on that website.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
According to my QR reader, this is 9f5f659d6c38445e, which seems like the kind of hex pattern CF uses for Ray IDs, but it could really be any hex ID; maybe they are trying to make it easier to see which parts/instantiations of their stuff are failing?
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
I was curious to see if I could get the same result. I went straight to the site and never got the CF "stuff".
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
I watched a colleague try to access a travel insurance site yesterday from Brave browser, and he hit the Cloudflare endless looping turnstile. We watched it for quite a few minutes to make certain that was really happening, and refreshed the page, but the endless looping behavior continued.
Looks like something is pretty much broken across the boards right now. I'll bet Cloudflare is getting a metric crapload of complaints from other browser users.
Looks like something is pretty much broken across the boards right now. I'll bet Cloudflare is getting a metric crapload of complaints from other browser users.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
same, tested a site on both thorium and firefox esr and both being my "fallback browsers" they both fell flat on face, and infinite looping on the checks.andyprough wrote: ↑2026-05-03, 14:01I watched a colleague try to access a travel insurance site yesterday from Brave browser, and he hit the Cloudflare endless looping turnstile. We watched it for quite a few minutes to make certain that was really happening, and refreshed the page, but the endless looping behavior continued.
Looks like something is pretty much broken across the boards right now. I'll bet Cloudflare is getting a metric crapload of complaints from other browser users.
i guess cf ddosed their own customers by denying access lol!
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
I tried the same, and it happened when I tried going into a manga. In my case I clicked on isekai and then "there was a cute girl in the hero's party..."Night Wing wrote: ↑2026-05-03, 13:48I was curious to see if I could get the same result. I went straight to the site and never got the CF "stuff".
CF didn't show up before or after the challenge, in eMatrix (I passed it), so now you can't even tell which ones uses it apparently.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
Seems like the Turnstile is a playground for Cloudflare trainees. That company is really not feeling the weight and gravity of what they are (supposed to be) doing.
Hey Cloudflare, why not add Doom to the Turnstile while we wait for Verification?
Hey Cloudflare, why not add Doom to the Turnstile while we wait for Verification?
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
There is only so many times I will accept "utter incompetence" as a valid reason for this. Conveniently, neither thorium nor Firefox ESR are on their "supported" list, neither is Brave. So, they are cracking down harder on screwing everyone over that isn't on there, if I have to draw an inference here.back2themoon wrote: ↑2026-05-03, 17:20Seems like the Turnstile is a playground for Cloudflare trainees.
That company is really not feeling the weight and gravity of what they are (supposed to be) doing.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
Still keeps looping on Win7, works on Win10, tested with 4chan & imginn.
Really don't know why.
Maybe some settings on my win7 system are screwed.
Really don't know why.
Maybe some settings on my win7 system are screwed.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
Maybe scriptblock is interfering?
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
You could make a temporary clean new profile in about:profiles and try those web pages on the clean profile without any extensions. You should find out pretty quickly if it's Cloudflare blocking something about your system or not.Kand_in_Sky wrote: ↑2026-05-04, 15:31Still keeps looping on Win7, works on Win10, tested with 4chan & imginn.
Really don't know why.
Maybe some settings on my win7 system are screwed.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
Tellu-White didn't post troubleshooting information, and flamelord only posted a partial incomplete picture, but comparing Biopsin and Kand_in_Sky's info, shows these as being the same (as opposed to mine that I posted, which don't use skia and have HW enabled).
Not sure if relevant, but it's CF, so you never know.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
No scriptblocking, no adblocker.
New profile did not help. It keeps looping.
New profile did not help. It keeps looping.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
@ Kand_in_Sky
This is just a guess.
In one of your previous posts, you stated it works on Windows 10, but not on Windows 7. Since Windows 7 reached end of life in January of 2020, maybe some sites no longer support Windows 7.
This is just a guess.
In one of your previous posts, you stated it works on Windows 10, but not on Windows 7. Since Windows 7 reached end of life in January of 2020, maybe some sites no longer support Windows 7.
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Re: Cloudflare Verification Loop issues
other browser (FF/Chrome, even old outdatet versions) do work on win7 with cloudscam
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