OpenStreetMap Ops TeamFeb 11
https://OpenStreetMap.org has been disrupted today. We're working to keep the site online while facing extreme load from anonymous scrapers spread across 100,000+ IP addresses. Please be patient while we mitigate and protect the service. #OpenStreetMap #DDoS #Scrapers #AI
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Show threadDon Clemente 🔜39C3 ☎️2470Feb 11
@osm_tech wonder if it is collateral damage or intended, to get rid of alternative sources of information?
Anyway, zip-bomb the hell out of them.
Show threadOpenStreetMap Ops TeamFeb 11
@Don_Clemente Just dumb scrapers. They want our data, so maybe we /should/ redirect them to the latest full history planet file, it is only 245GB ;-)
Show threadIván Sánchez Ortega
@osm_tech @Don_Clemente Replacing the actual data with Null Island data that points to planet.osm.org is not a dumb idea IMHO
Feb 11 at 5:42pmWeb