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If most of your traffic is bots, is the site even worth running?

This really is akin to the question, “Should others be allowed to take my photo or try to talk to me in public?”

Of course the answer should be yes, the internet is the digital equivalent of a public space. If you make it accessible, anyone should be able to consume.

If you don’t want it scraped add auth!



Do you also believe someone running a drone to follow and photograph you, personally, wherever you go in public would be fair and legal?




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