#scraperbots

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On that note, @lwn@fedi.lwn.net has published some background on their recent problems with #scraperbots, including how residential proxies work and why it's not just about blocking IP addresses: https://lwn.net/Articles/1080822/
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@sourceware/116982983262820236 AI scraperbots are effectively DDoS'ing sourceware, known for hosting essential software development projects like glibc, gdb, gcc and binutils. Just given how widely used some of the projects are, I am assuming that also some scraperbot authors use them. By overwhelming the servers hosting projects they rely on, too, they are cutting the branch they are also sitting on. What a time to be alive! 😩 #scraperbots #LLMs #AI #ddos
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