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Re:Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on ... by userbinator on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @10:42PM (#43478323)
I just hit a site with this --- and hit the back button immediately.
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Re:Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on ... by Retr0id on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @11:01PM (#43478429)
Better than a 500 error
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Re:Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on ... by fc417fc802 on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @11:59PM (#43478763)
Also better than a third party service IMO because of the privacy implications. You could even potentially give users the choice (complete overkill but technically you could do it).
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