Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance

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TechCrunchMar 27, 2025

Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance

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AI web crawling bots are the cockroaches of the internet, many developers believe. FOSS devs are fighting back in ingenuous, humorous ways.

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