Blocking bots

Bots have been scraping the open web since a long time. Since the AI robots entered the game, people have become more aware. Especially when it quadruples your hosting bill… Websites are blocking the wrong AI scrapers because AI companies keep making new ones.

If you’re curious about blocking bots, check Dark Visitors’ robots.txt documentation, and if your site is on Cloudflare they offer tools too, on the network.