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[–] jlow@beehaw.org 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not sure if throwing resource-wasting technology at a resource-wasting problem is a cool idea on an already burning planet ...

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Honestly we need a proof of work web standard. There should be an optional proof a work that a server can require. From there you could have products and services that detect the bot and force a proof of work.

[–] draughtcyclist@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

This is amazing. The number of crawlers that don't respect crawling directives is out of hand. Feed them garbage till they can't pay their bills.