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Re:Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive... by codedokode on Saturday November 15, 2025 @09:22AM (#45937653)
They probably just set user agent (and reverse DNS name) to Google or some other company that can bypass the firewall.
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Re:Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive... by Worksheet on Saturday November 15, 2025 @10:01AM (#45937875)
This seems the most likely way it works. Which makes me unsympathetic to publishers who complain about it. Digital distribution will always have this issue. Substack goes from strength to strength because they don't give an inch on the paywall.
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Re:Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive... by codedokode on Saturday November 15, 2025 @10:18AM (#45937987)
Maybe they also use Google Cloud to look more convincing.
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