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Then start a website that doesn't try to identify and or block bots and rake in the cash from this user benefit. My own experience briefly running sites - bot
by slownews45 5y ago
Then start a website that doesn't try to identify and or block bots and rake in the cash from this user benefit.
My own experience briefly running sites - bot traffic is 100% trash on almost every metric. Actual conversions, spam, click fraud, other fraud (spam talking about work from home), privacy violations (trying to scrap all user profiles, capturing deleted user content etc).
- luffapi 5y agoI’ve run plenty of large sites and apps, and yeah I always try to represent the users in product planning and for that the reason not once have I allowed captchas, fingerprinting… to be implemented. The real reasons people implement these draconian measures range from inept cargo culting to nefarious business models. If you have a problem with spam, add user moderation and call it a day. That’s just a justification though, there is never a pro-user reason to destroy ux and privacy.
- slownews45 5y ago" there is never a pro-user reason to destroy ux and privacy" Huh? I require users to register (little to no privacy) and pay a bit - this results in a both better user experience and is a pro-user reason to destroy privacy. You can also blacklist most of the anon email providers / do SMS verification etc
- luffapi 5y agoDestroying user privacy is absolutely anti-user. Why on earth would I want you, the website owner, to know who I am? I would like to remain anonymous, thus would never even consider using your site since it’s so hostile. I’m also curious what your site is. Will you say, or do you wish to remain anonymous?