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Re:You can no longer browse open source code on GitHub witho... by confusing3478 on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @02:56AM (#43981640)
> Or maybe your IP/browser is questionable.

I'm using Firefox and Brave on Linux from a residential internet provider in Europe and the 429 error triggers consistantly on both browsers. Not sure I would consider my setup questionable considering their target audience.

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Re:You can no longer browse open source code on GitHub witho... by grodriguez100 on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @02:59AM (#43981659)
I’m browsing from an iPhone in Europe right now and can browse source code just fine without being logged in.
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Re:You can no longer browse open source code on GitHub witho... by JeremyStinson on Thursday May 15, 2025 @01:45AM (#43992189)
Then it means they're looking at the User-Agent string and determining that an iPhone in Europe most likely has a human using it, and might not require rate-limiting.
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