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I thought the supreme court found you can't stop folks from scraping data in the LinkedIn case? I think that applies here in some way.

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
If one scraped the content that's served to a browser when it's navigated to www.reddit.com I would expect that ruling to apply. If the API is considered a separate service, then I would imagine they could restrict access under separate terms.
- shagie 4y ago
  With the ongoing "slowly breaking old reddit" and the move to SPA and mobile app, the data for comments and posts will be via OAuth API access rather than a server rendered html page.
jonny_eh 4y ago
I think you can physically block them, you can't sue them though.
gdulli 4y ago
As is usually the case, what they decided was something much narrower than the general case. LinkedIn still can and does make efforts to prevent/restrict automated browsing at scale. What they can't do is selectively block traffic from the plaintiff company altogether, when the content is otherwise publicly available.
- zamnos 4y ago
  > In a November 2022 ruling the Ninth Circuit ruled that hiQ had breached LinkedIn's User Agreement and a settlement agreement was reached between the two parties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiQ_Labs_v._LinkedIn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiQ_Labs_v._LinkedIn
- iudqnolq 4y ago
  It's closer to the exact opposite: You can try and scrape LinkedIn. But if they try and stop you you can't try to get around the block. Sort of, generally, except it's a lot more complicated
celestialcheese 4y ago
This is the best summary of the current state of scraping laws - https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/12/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-web-scraping-laws-guest-blog-post-part-2-of-2.htm https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/12/hello-youve-be... It's complicated is the short answer.

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I thought the supreme court found you can't stop folks from scraping data in the LinkedIn case? I think that applies here in some way.

by candiddevmike 4y ago

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
If one scraped the content that's served to a browser when it's navigated to www.reddit.com I would expect that ruling to apply. If the API is considered a separate service, then I would imagine they could restrict access under separate terms.
- shagie 4y ago
  With the ongoing "slowly breaking old reddit" and the move to SPA and mobile app, the data for comments and posts will be via OAuth API access rather than a server rendered html page.
jonny_eh 4y ago
I think you can physically block them, you can't sue them though.
gdulli 4y ago
As is usually the case, what they decided was something much narrower than the general case. LinkedIn still can and does make efforts to prevent/restrict automated browsing at scale. What they can't do is selectively block traffic from the plaintiff company altogether, when the content is otherwise publicly available.
- zamnos 4y ago
  > In a November 2022 ruling the Ninth Circuit ruled that hiQ had breached LinkedIn's User Agreement and a settlement agreement was reached between the two parties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiQ_Labs_v._LinkedIn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiQ_Labs_v._LinkedIn
- iudqnolq 4y ago
  It's closer to the exact opposite: You can try and scrape LinkedIn. But if they try and stop you you can't try to get around the block. Sort of, generally, except it's a lot more complicated
celestialcheese 4y ago
This is the best summary of the current state of scraping laws - https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/12/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-web-scraping-laws-guest-blog-post-part-2-of-2.htm https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/12/hello-youve-be... It's complicated is the short answer.