• sudo@programming.dev
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    3 days ago

    The problem is primarily the resource drain on the server and tarpitting tactics usually increase that resource burden by maintaining the open connections.

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      The idea is that eventually they would stop scraping you cause the data is bad or huge. But it’s a long term thing, it doesn’t help in the moment.

      • Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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        The promise of money — even diminishing returns — is too great. There’s a new scraper spending big on resources every day while websites are under assault.

        In the paraphrased words of the finance industry: AI can stay stupid longer than most websites can stay solvent.