Block Stock headlines hit by anti-robot verification page

Readers looking for coverage of block stock found their access halted by an on-site anti-robot verification page that instructed them to click a box to continue, a prompt that also urged ensuring the browser supports JavaScript and cookies.

Block Stock headlines blocked by anti-bot page

Visitors attempting to read the headlines encountered a message asking them to confirm they are not a robot by clicking a box below the notice. The page made the verification step the immediate barrier to viewing content about block stock and other items, leaving the click box as the prescribed action to proceed.

The page’s step-by-step instructions: click, enable JavaScript and cookies

The verification notice spelled out three concrete steps: click the box to confirm you are not a robot; make sure the browser supports JavaScript; and make sure cookies are not being blocked. Each of those items was presented as a required condition for continuing past the check and accessing the site’s headlines.

If the check doesn’t clear: contact support and reference ID

If users could not get past the verification, the page directed them to contact the site’s support team and provide the reference ID shown on the screen. The message also included a subscription prompt, inviting readers to get the site’s most important global markets news through a subscription offer if they wished expanded access to content.

For now, the course of action the page sets out remains the next step for readers: click the box to continue; confirm JavaScript and cookies are enabled; and, if those measures fail, contact support and quote the reference ID provided on the verification screen.