AI crawlers are becoming a new class of automated traffic.

They:
– Ignore robots.txt
– Continuously scrape content
– Consume bandwidth and resources

This isn’t just about visibility; it’s about control.

A proactive approach (like blocklists) helps reduce unwanted load and protect your data.

Read more:
https://www.crowdsec.net/blog/protect-against-ai-crawlers

#CyberSecurity #AIbots #Infosec #Privacy

Desperate times: Reddit considers adding ID verification to fight flood of AI bots
Will this anger Reddit's user base?

https://mashable.com/article/reddit-considers-id-verifcation-to-fight-ai-bots

#reddit #redditnews #redditmoderation #moderation #tech #technews #aibots #botsproblem #ainews #idverification #faceid #socialmedia #socialnetworks

Sigh. The #AIbots are running amok again. I need to update my network protections on https://opencontext.org

If there was any genuine "I" in "AI", the bots would skip the slow and costly random crawl of our website. If they really wanted gobs of #archaeology data describing random broken bits of pottery and sheep/goat bones, they should be smart enough to do a simple bulk download of our #opendata.

This #aibubble can't burst fast enough.

How to Attract AI Bots to Your Open Source Project

https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/21/how-to-attract-ai-bots-to-your-open-source-project.html

#HackerNews #AttractingAI #OpenSource #AIBots #TechCommunity #DeveloperTips

Gerade über was gestolpert, ich lass das hier einfach mal fallen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps7kqEXkwEs

Ich frage mich ob das wirklich alles so gut ist, es ist mir aber auch klar, dass ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten.

#ai #aibots #homeai

Engadget (@engadget)

Meta가 AI 봇들로 채워진 소셜 네트워크 Moltbook을 인수한다는 소식입니다. AI 에이전트 기반 소셜 서비스 인수는 메타의 AI 전략 및 소셜 제품 통합 계획을 강화하려는 신호로 해석될 수 있습니다.

https://x.com/engadget/status/2031393819040661835

#meta #moltbook #aibots #social