petersuberThe #EFF (@eff) is right about the fear of system overloads caused by surging bot traffic:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/free-and-open-web-under-attack-ietf
"However reasonable these fears may be, the answer is not to change the #IETF #standards from neutral protocols that encourage openness to restrictive requirements designed to monetize internet access."
The Free and Open Web Is Under Attack at the IETF
The ability to access publicly available information using automated tools is a central value and benefit of a free and open internet. Automated access—often called crawling or scraping—powers important, useful tools for locating, preserving, and analyzing online information. For example, crawling...