Working links flagged when sites block bots
Links that open fine in a browser are flagged as broken because the target site blocks automated requests.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 15 June 2026 · last reported 26 September 2026
What's going wrong
Several site owners report that links working in their own browsers are marked as broken, often with 403 Forbidden or similar errors.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.