Anubis
PulseAugur coverage of Anubis — every cluster mentioning Anubis across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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Mastodon deploys Anubis to deter AI scraping via Proof-of-Work
Mastodon is implementing a system called Anubis to deter AI companies from scraping its platform. Anubis employs a Proof-of-Work mechanism, similar to Hashcash, to increase the computational cost for mass scrapers. The …
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Mastodon instance hit by massive AI bot attack
The .online Mastodon instance is experiencing a significant distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, primarily targeting its AI challenge verification system. Over 800,000 requests were made in a week, with 98% of A…
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Anubis tool shows promise in protecting web servers from AI bots
Anubis, a web server protection tool, has been set up and is showing promising results in defending against AI bots. The tool appears to offer effective protection, particularly for web servers.
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SourceHut blocks AI scrapers with new Anubis system
SourceHut, a user-funded open-source platform, has implemented a new system called Anubis to block aggressive AI and LLM scrapers. This initiative is part of an effort to protect user data and privacy, with a whitepaper…
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User deploys Anubis to block AI scrapers ignoring robots.txt
A Mastodon user expressed frustration with AI scrapers that disregard robots.txt, leading them to implement Anubis to protect their websites. The user believes AI companies have broken a "moral contract" by not respecti…
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Mastodon admins get guide to block AI bots with Anubis
A guide has been published detailing how Mastodon administrators can protect their instances from AI bots. The guide, titled "Protect Mastodon against AI bots with Anubis," offers methods for Fediverse administrators to…
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Anubis AI tool inadvertently blocks Mastodon users
The Anubis AI detection tool is causing issues for users on Mastodon by triggering privacy and anti-fingerprinting protections. This unintended consequence leads to users being blocked from accessing the platform.
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Anubis server faces DDoS and scraping attacks
The Anubis server monitoring tool is experiencing a high volume of malicious requests, primarily from automated scripts attempting to scrape websites. These scripts often use default user agents and target SEO monitorin…
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FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies
AI companies are aggressively crawling open-source infrastructure, causing significant outages and disruptions for projects like SourceHut, KDE GitLab, and GNOME. These AI scrapers often disregard robots.txt and mimic l…