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   Misty (misty@digipres.club)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Mar-2025 03:32:16 JST Misty

   I really can't overemphasize how destructive this is to the open web. The web is built just as much on a consensus on how to fairly do things as it is on technical measures keep things going, and AI scrapers have blown that up. https://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2025/03/ai-bots-are-destroying-open-access.html

   I know Molly White wrote a passionate post recently asking people not to throw away open access just to stop AI scrapers, but many people *don't have a choice* anymore. If the old deal is broken, some people may be forced to take things private.

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     Misty (misty@digipres.club)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Mar-2025 03:32:16 JST Misty

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     I don't like it and I want to preserve the open web, but things can't keep going like this. Something has to change to stop/slow down these companies for people to be *able* to keep things open and accessible. And it's the smaller publishers and individuals who are being hurt the most and being driven offline or to more closed platforms.