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The tweeter is an application that is used to download YouTube videos. They got a “confirm you’re not a bot” challenge which is very different from the headline
by vineyardmike 2y ago
The tweeter is an application that is used to download YouTube videos. They got a “confirm you’re not a bot” challenge which is very different from the headline “blocking logged out access”.
Do we have this from a source that is perhaps more reliable?
- jimbob45 2y agoI received that today on Reddit where I previously had never seen it. It would certainly make sense to see an uptick in bot activity right now given the upcoming election.
- Timon3 2y agoI don't think that's the case. Purely accessing information isn't useful for influencing elections in any way, any bots would have to interact with the website to have an effect, and you need to be logged in for that. Since the prompt is to log in, it's more likely to prevent scraping.