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bakql ◴[] No.45775259[source]
>These were scrapers, and they were most likely trying to non-consensually collect content for training LLMs.

"Non-consensually", as if you had to ask for permission to perform a GET request to an open HTTP server.

Yes, I know about weev. That was a travesty.

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1. codyb ◴[] No.45776270[source]
The sign on the door said "no scrapers", which as far as I know is not a protected class.
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