submitted 3 months ago by plinky@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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respecting robots.txt won't last long i suspect

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[-] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

robots.txt has been dead for over a decade. Massive web scraping is big business at this point.

[-] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

For sure, I just mean in the context of AI since OP suggested it wouldn't be respected much longer

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