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URL: https://www.nytimes.com/

Browser / Version: Firefox 139.0
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.15
Tested Another Browser: Yes Chrome

Problem type: Something else
Description: NY times tells me I am a bot and will not let me read articles
Steps to Reproduce:
I'm reporting this on behalf of a user in SUMO https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1517702.

Steps to reproduce:
Go to https://www.nytimes.com/, select an article, and you'll see an error message saying "You have been blocked from The New York Times because we suspect that you're a robot."

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#162420

www.nytimes.com - NY times tells me I am a bot and will not let me read articles

Opened: 2025-06-18
Reporter: kelimuttu
Comments: 1
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