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CloudFlare discriminates against people with impairments

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@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ CloudFlare is a vigilante extremist organization that takes the decentralized we
1. CloudFlare also discriminates against people with impairments and disabilities (details in the human rights section)
1. CloudFlare's detriment to **human rights**
1. CAPTCHAs put humans to work for machines when it is machines who should be working for humans. The labor violates the 13th amendment of the US Constitution due to involuntary servitude. The most perverse manifestation is when a citizen attempts to access a government service such as voter registration, and they're forced to solve a puzzle, the labor of which compensates CloudFlare instead of the laborer.
1. CF discriminates against people with impairments and disabilities by imposing a proprietary "hCAPTCHA," which violates several [WCAG 2.0 principles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Content_Accessibility_Guidelines):
1. CF discriminates against people with impairments and disabilities
1. CF attacks robots that help provide an alternative user interface for users that are impaired or handicapped.
1. CF imposes a proprietary "hCAPTCHA," which violates several [WCAG 2.0 principles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Content_Accessibility_Guidelines):
| ***WCAG Principle*** | ***How the Principle is Violated*** |
|---|---|
| *1.1: Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language.* | hCAPTCHA wholly relies on graphical images. There is no option for a text or audible puzzle.|
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1. CF forces transmission of copious bandwidth-wasting images in order to supply CAPTCHAs.
1. hCAPTCHA uses 4 levels of nested javascript. So users with j/s disabled are often forced to reload the CAPTCHA page 4 times just to see the puzzle.
1. Even with all javascript loaded and executed to the extent needed to support the CAPTCHA, the CAPTCHA server itself often refuses to serve a puzzle due to a blown traffic threshold for an IP address. When the CAPTCHA fails to render or when a human user fails to solve the CAPTCHA, all the energy spent reaching the point of denial is to a total loss. Whether the user continues to reattempt or they give up, the energy waste is a loss for all parties and a detriment to the environment ultimately for no benefit.
1. CloudFlare stifles innovation and culture. Robots are a crucial component to innovation. CF's attack on robots means people can't even use wget to download files. As a consequence, mp3 files (for example) can only be downloaded one at a time by manually clicking on each file.
1. CloudFlare **stifles innovation** and culture. Robots are a crucial component to innovation. CF's attack on robots means people can't even use wget to download files. As a consequence, mp3 files (for example) can only be downloaded one at a time by manually clicking on each file. An immeasurably broad range of innovations depend on robots to provide capabilities that are not economically viable with manual labor. Many robotic innovations are created for the sole purpose of improving the usability of user interfaces that are either poorly designed for all users or the design overlooks the needs of some users.
1. **False statements, deceptive practices, and poor character of CloudFlare**
1. No transparency: as Cloudflare performs a DoS attack on Tor users they obviously do not inform web owners. Web owners are usually unaware that legitimate patrons are being blocked from accessing their site. These businesses are all damaged so that one business can profit.
1. False errors are displayed when j/s is disabled.