Ask HN: "Access Denied" on every visit to Codeberg since a month or so?

As described in the title. Do you have the same problem ? Using an user-agent-switcher, e.g faking Opera from Chromium, I get served the content normally, although I got eventually blocked later, suspected of being an IA.

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joepie91_Jul 27, 2026, 8:07 AM
There may be some device on your network that's being abused as a residential proxy by "AI" companies, causing you to get caught in scraper block waves. A lot of sketchy mobile apps especially tend to bundle this kind of malware. Have a look at whether anything is using an inexplicable amount of bandwidth (doesn't have to be big, just bigger than expected).
vitalyan8184Jul 27, 2026, 2:01 AM
only 4 years ago the very same kind of people (rightfully!) clowned on NFT bagholders with "right click save as", and now they've gone full "you wouldn't download a car". it's very https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GWu2fY9Pu-c
PointyFluffJul 27, 2026, 1:57 AM
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