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New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic::undefined

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 15 points 11 months ago

Not really, as with many others the headline is sensationalist. It's missing the "... on login page attempts for sites that pay for and or use bot protection services."

[-] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

That's very good to know and makes the situation a lot less bleak. Thank you for the additional context!

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 11 months ago

NP, this article was also posted by a bot, so.. You know.

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