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Mastodon implements Anubis to deter AI web scraping

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A new system called Anubis is being implemented on Mastodon to combat AI-driven web scraping. This system employs a Proof-of-Work mechanism, similar to Hashcash, to increase the cost and difficulty for automated bots. The goal is to protect websites from excessive scraping that can lead to downtime and inaccessibility for legitimate users. Anubis requires modern JavaScript features and may conflict with privacy plugins like JShelter. AI

IMPACT This tool aims to mitigate the impact of AI-driven scraping on web platforms.

RANK_REASON Implementation of a new anti-scraping tool.

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Mastodon implements Anubis to deter AI web scraping

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