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Why am I repeatedly asked for security verification to access Mumsnet?

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SOT3 · 31/05/2026 15:54

For a few weeks now every time I try to go on to Mumsnet it won't let me go on to the page, it always says 'Performing Security Verification' to check that I am not a bot.

It does always let me in eventually but takes several minutes which is quite frustrating if I only have ten minutes or so on a break to look at Mumsnet.

I have been a member on here for around 15 years now and have never had any problems with my account, no deletions or temporary bans etc, so it feels quite off that I am now having to prove myself before I am allowed to access my account now.

Please could you look in to this for me, and look at my account history to see that I am definitely not a bot, and please arrange for my account membership to go back to the way it always has been previously.

LilyMumsnet · Yesterday 16:04

Hi @SOT3 ,

The security verification checks you're seeing aren't related to your account history, length of membership, or any moderation action on your account. They're generated automatically by browser security systems and can sometimes be triggered by factors such as browser settings, network configuration, mobile data connections, VPN use, or other signals that the system detects.

Can we just ask whether you're using mobile data to view the site? @LadyTable @AuContrairePubicHair if you could let us know whether you're on wifi or data too, that'd be extremely useful.

BeckyAMumsnet · Today 11:06

Hello @SOT3 thanks for the info. We had added some extra security checks over the weekend and so you may be pleased to hear this wasn't an issue relating to your account in particular. We turn this on when the site is receiving an unusually high level of automated traffic just as a precautionary measure. Just checking you're able to access the site okay now?

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