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Do anti-bot checks feel excessive to anyone else? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I’m getting really tired of “verify you’re not a bot” checks everywhere.

I understand these checks help prevent bots, but they seem to appear on so many websites now. Does anyone else find them frustrating?

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[–] 5 points 4 days ago (1 child)

I'm a dumbass and don't understand why scrapers can't defeat these checks, if my browser can do it without any interaction from me.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 days ago

    They can, but it forces their computer to waste time solving math problems. If you're familiar with Proof-of-Work from blockchain, it's basically that.

    The idea, essentially, is that it makes it painful for bots doing internet-wide scraping but is only kinda annoying for actual humans.

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