[tor-bugs] #18911 [- Select a component]: bitcoin donations via BitPay don't work properly for tor users (BitPay uses Cloudflare)

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#18911: bitcoin donations via BitPay don't work properly for tor users (BitPay uses
Cloudflare)
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks           |      Owner:
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                |  Milestone:
    Component:  - Select a component  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                        |  Parent ID:
       Points:                        |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                        |
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 steps to reproduce:

 opened https://www.torproject.org
 clicked on Donate
 clicked on "Other Ways to Donate"
 entered amount to donate
 clicked on the "bitcoin donate now" button
 solve 3 captchas
 finally ended up on https://bitpay.com/checkout

 That page says:
 "
 Oops... that page doesn't exist!
 If it seems like there should be something here, please let us know.
 "

 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2016-April/040750.html

 BitPay will not disable CAPTCHA for tor users trying to donate to the
 torproject:

 To answer your question:
 "would you be willing to disable CAPTCHAs for Tor users to make donations
 work out of the box? "


 This was my first request to BitPay management. The answer was no. I then
 asked if we could offer a payment button that worked through Cloudflare
 and the answer was "not at this time".


 I am very sorry to bring you this news. This issue is also very important
 to me personally. I think people should be able to donate bitcoin to the
 Tor Project from the Tor Browser without jumping through hoops, but this
 is the state of things at the moment.

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