> "Everyone knows. But if we filtered it all out properly, our revenue would drop 40% overnight, and investors would have a meltdown." The word "revenue" above

> "Everyone knows. But if we filtered it all out properly, our revenue would drop 40% overnight, and investors would have a meltdown." The word "revenue" above doesn't sound right. Did you mean "ad impressions", "clicks", "visits", or something else? If the bot traffic is giving you 40% more revenue, well that's excellent news, right? If it's revenue, then keep doing it.