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Re:The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “sign... by stronglikedan on Friday August 29, 2025 @01:39PM (#45067135)
It should have the same protections as an EULA, where the crawler is the end user, and crawlers should be required to read it and apply it.
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Re:The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “sign... by immibis on Friday August 29, 2025 @05:47PM (#45069792)
So none at all? EULAs are mostly just meant to intimidate you so you won't exercise your inalienable rights.
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Re:The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “sign... by majorchord on Saturday August 30, 2025 @03:13PM (#45077206)
I find that extremely hard to believe. Do you have a source?
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