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I havent read the article, but why dont they just put it behind a free login with bandwidth restrictions per day or something?

• cubefox 2y ago
  You want images only be available to users with a Wikipedia login? This would mean by far most people would no longer see images in Wikipedia articles.
  • SoftTalker 2y ago
    OK, but what's the downside?
  • alt227 2y ago
    No, I am saying what a lot of other people are. Force bots into API access, which can then be authenticated and restricted by bandwidth or calls per day. Then block bot access to html pages. Nobody looses their images, and bots are limited in stealing bandwidth.
    • joepie91_ 2y ago
      Have you actually tried blocking these scraper bots? The whole problem is that if you do, they start impersonating normal browsers from residential IPs instead. They actively evade countermeasures.
      • dmitrygr 2y ago
        Finally, a use for CFAA?
      • alt227 1y ago
        Isnt everything measures and countermeasures though? As far as I am aware there is no such thing as a silver bullet anywhere when it comes to security. Its like moving your SSH port from port 22 to some other random one. Will it stop advanced scripts from scanning your server and finding it? No, but it sure as hell will cut down the noise of unsophisticated connections which means you can focus on the more tough ones.