@fabio Indeed, it is hitting small self-hosting enthusiasts the most.
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@fabio Indeed, it is hitting small self-hosting enthusiasts the most. Sure, we can take some measures now, which will probably work for a time, yet the offenders are already not respecting robots.txt, thus it seems likely they'll work around any other technical measures taken to keep them out. This invites an "arms race" in which we may not be able to stay ahead of the well funded giants. Therefore, I think you're right, we need to step back in order to consider what legal framework is needed.
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@fabio Indeed, it is hitting small self-hosting enthusiasts the most. Sure, we can take some measures now, which will probably work for a time, yet the offenders are already not respecting robots.txt, thus it seems likely they'll work around any other technical measures taken to keep them out. This invites an "arms race" in which we may not be able to stay ahead of the well funded giants. Therefore, I think you're right, we need to step back in order to consider what legal framework is needed.
@eric_herman @fabio
I'm not sure about that.
Small self-hosting enthusiasts are many, they can quickly apply changes and share their findings across the fediverse.
I think that sharing and applying technical measures can really help building a limit to robots here.