@stephen@ephemera.vital.org.nz
Post #1818690
2026-04-30 19:47 UTC
I think most people are unaware of the sheer scale and ferocity with which AI services pummel every web site. Here's a look at what just one small, friends-only server gets: https://www.osnews.com/story/144851/the-day-i-logged-1-in-every-2000-public-ipv4-visualizing-the-ai-scraper-ddos/
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@paulh@cloudisland.nz 2026-04-30 20:25
@stephen@ephemera.vital.org.nz The replies though...yuk If I ran a blog, which I kept threatening myself with, I would turn them off. I like how you approach it Stephen - suggest people email if they have something to say, otherwise, nah to comments from randoms.
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@Firesphere@cloudisland.nz 2026-05-01 01:01
@stephen@ephemera.vital.org.nz I should map out how these things are hammering my servers on which I have a few websites (spoiler, its a lot)