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Re:The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “sign... by tliltocatl on Friday August 29, 2025 @03:35PM (#45068423)
The problem isn't "AI bot scraping while disregarding all licenses and ethical considerations". The problem is "AI bot scraping while ignoring every good practice to reduce bandwidth usage".
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Re:The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “sign... by bayindirh on Friday August 29, 2025 @05:10PM (#45069412)
If you ask me "every good practice to reduce bandwidth usage" falls under ethics pretty squarely, too.

While this is certainly a problem, it's not the only problem.

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