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User laments AI/bots crashing websites and providing unhelpful summaries

The user expresses frustration with the current state of the web, lamenting the loss of a truly open internet. They encountered an issue where searching for a specific string led to an AI/Bot summary instead of the direct website, which then crashed due to what they perceive as AI/Bot scraping overwhelming the server. This resulted in a 504 error, preventing access to the source and leaving them with an unhelpful AI-generated summary. AI

IMPACT Highlights user concerns about AI/bots negatively impacting web accessibility and the quality of information.

RANK_REASON User opinion piece about AI/bot impact on web accessibility and content quality.

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User laments AI/bots crashing websites and providing unhelpful summaries

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · meuon ·

    I miss the wide open world wide web. Searched for a very specific string, hoping it would take me directly to the authoritative website/page. It did. AI/BOT pro

    I miss the wide open world wide web. Searched for a very specific string, hoping it would take me directly to the authoritative website/page. It did. AI/BOT protection starts then crashes. Get 504 error so I can't get to website. Probably because AI/BOT scraping is killing the FO…