AI companies cause most of traffic on forums

Re:AI companies cause most of traffic on forums by benhurmarcel on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @06:05AM (#42557971)

Does it work only based on the IP?

I also tried from a mobile 4G connection, it’s the same.

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Re:AI companies cause most of traffic on forums by throwaway290 on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @12:43AM (#42564209)

This may be too paranoid, but if your mobile IP is persistent and phone was compromised and is serving as a proxy for bots then it could explain why your IP fell out of favor

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Re:AI companies cause most of traffic on forums by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @05:29AM (#42565170)

You don't get your own external IP with the phone, it's shared, like NAT.

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Re:AI companies cause most of traffic on forums by throwaway290 on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @06:50AM (#42565485)

Depends on provider/plan

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Re:AI companies cause most of traffic on forums by scarface_74 on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @09:54AM (#42566337)

I get a different IPv4 and IPv6 address every time I toggle airplane mode on and off.

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Re:AI companies cause most of traffic on forums by lazide on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @10:52PM (#42571480)

Externally routable IPv4, or just a different between-a-cgnat address?

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Re:AI companies cause most of traffic on forums by scarface_74 on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @11:41PM (#42571679)

Externally routable IPv4 as seen by whatismyip.com.

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