Will we try to prevent google (and other) scrapers? (lemmy.ml)

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Will we try to prevent google (and other) scrapers?

The headline is pretty much a summary. "Google Says It will Scrape Everything You Post Online for AI" https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2023/07/google-says-it-will-scrape-everything-you-post-online-for-ai/

The first question is obviously; do we as a community on Lemmy even want to try and stop them from scraping our content here? If no; well. ok then.

If yes; how? I'm not sure if "preventing access" to unregistered users would really prevent this. Pretty sure google has enough money and manpower to figure out a way to make it their mission to get around "can only accessed by members" content.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 1 year ago

Literally already posting to a public space everyone everywhere can access if they were so inclined. I don't see how scraping that same content would make any difference, unless it significantly impacted site stability.

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