> The bots also try hard to circumvent blocks that the author needed to put in place, rather than spending the time learning how to run their own instance and g

> The bots also try hard to circumvent blocks that the author needed to put in place, rather than spending the time learning how to run their own instance and going to town on that. So a three-way arms race, with the author fighting a similar battle in parts against the bots that is being fought in the other direction with their bot and fb/insta. The enemy of my enemy may still be a pain in the arse for me! > Of course, it's open source so it's not like it's "discontinued" Aye, if there is enough value in it for someone else (who has the time and relevant skills) they'll pick up the reigns directly (if the author agrees) or in a fork – as happened when youtube-dl stagnated a bit. > The official server will even remain online And there are other instances. Or you can spin up your own if you don't mind (or want to try fix) the existing limitations & future breakages.