Re:An Update on the scraper situation
by BLKNSLVR on Saturday July 11, 2026 @02:45AM
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This is definitely an issue, where data centre addresses are, by default, second class citizens or even persona non grata. The problem is that this reputation has been, unfortunately, well-earned.
There's no easy answer here. The ephemerality and pseudonymity of VPS address usage screams untrustworthy, and the only way to reign that in is better identification of who is using the VPS/address or significantly more restrictive rules applied to data/port usage. And I'm not sure if I like the general direction that points towards - away from the "open internet".
Re:An Update on the scraper situation
by inigyou on Saturday July 11, 2026 @06:41PM
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The other possibility is that things get so mixed up that there's no way to tell identification at all and you have to allow everyone or no-one. That's the direction that residential proxies are pushing in.
There's no easy answer here. The ephemerality and pseudonymity of VPS address usage screams untrustworthy, and the only way to reign that in is better identification of who is using the VPS/address or significantly more restrictive rules applied to data/port usage. And I'm not sure if I like the general direction that points towards - away from the "open internet".