Open Bug 2042169 Opened 1 month ago Updated 13 days ago

www.bahn.de - Site claims bot detected (on Linux only, it seems)

Categories

(Web Compatibility :: Site Reports, defect, P3)

Product:
Web Compatibility
Component:
Site Reports
Platform:
Desktop
Linux
Type:
defect

Tracking

(Webcompat Priority:P2, Webcompat Score:4)

Project Flags:
Webcompat Priority P2
Webcompat Score 4

People

(Reporter: rbucata, Unassigned)

References

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URL
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Details

(Keywords: webcompat:contact-in-progress, webcompat:site-report, Whiteboard: [webcompat-source:web-bugs][webcompat:sightline][webcompat:core])

User Story

platform:linux
impact:site-broken
configuration:general
affects:all
branch:release
diagnosis-team:webcompat
user-impact-score:100
outreach-assignee:skyschub
outreach-contact-date:2026-06-17

Environment:
Operating system: Linux
Firefox version: Firefox 150.0

Preconditions:
Linux and German IP

Steps to reproduce:
site claims bot detected - cleared cache, cookies, history, turned off all filters and protection, reloaded, same issue

Actual Behavior:
Browser unsupported

Notes:

  • The issue is believed to be valid, but was not reproduced as our VPN provider seems to work (bot not detected)

Created from https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/221397

This was moved based on the news article.

Severity: -- → S4
User Story: (updated)
Webcompat Priority: --- → P3
Webcompat Score: --- → 4
Keywords: webcompat:needs-sitepatch
Priority: -- → P3
Whiteboard: [webcompat-source:web-bugs] → [webcompat-source:web-bugs][webcompat:sightline][webcompat:core]
User Story: (updated)
Webcompat Priority: P3 → P2

Also note for STRs it only happened when you try to actually click through the booking screen (just opening the website is not enough!) (Currently also does not reproduce for me, but also heard no-one of a mention that this is fixed.)

Now this is getting frequent duplicates. This also show this is a major issue. Bahn.de is the German railway booking site ("basically", I mean it's technically "just" the one of the biggest/major operator), but so this sirups really be given priority.
Also maybe in escalating it to the Deutsche Bahn, as they may best fix it obviously.

Flags: needinfo?(sky)
Keywords: webcompat:needs-contact

My Systel/InfraGO contacts are useless here, but I found a DevOps person at DB Vertrieb GmbH Online(tm) and sent them a message. Will update this bug if I hear back.

User Story: (updated)
Flags: needinfo?(sky)
Keywords: webcompat:needs-contact → webcompat:contact-in-progress
Summary: www.bahn.de - Site claims bot detected → www.bahn.de - Site claims bot detected (on Linux only, it seems)
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