> I have a hard time understanding robot detection as an issue of "user freedom" or "browser competition". In the name of robot detection, you can lock down de

> I have a hard time understanding robot detection as an issue of "user freedom" or "browser competition". In the name of robot detection, you can lock down device, require device attestation, prevent users from running non-standard devices/OS/software, prevent them from accessing websites (CloudFlare dislikes non-chrome browser and hates non-standard browsers, ReCaptcha blocks you out if you're not on Chrome-like/Safari/Firefox). Web Environment Integrity[1] is also a good example of where robot detection ends up affecting the end user. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity