After installing the ChatGPT Mac app, websites everywhere flag me as a bot
geepytee · reddit · 2026-10-14
A user switched from the browser to the ChatGPT Mac app and used it daily for about a week. Now most websites tag their normal personal browsing as bot traffic — either fully banned or forced through multiple human-verification loops. The post asks whether this is a common experience and what workarounds exist; no root cause or fix is provided.
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