The problem is primarily the resource drain on the server and tarpitting tactics usually increase thag resource burden by maintaining the open connections.
The problem is primarily the resource drain on the server and tarpitting tactics usually increase thag resource burden by maintaining the open connections.
SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 month ago
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 1 month ago
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.