Gaming: 'preserving The Web Is Not The Problem. Losing It Is,' Claims The...

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The Internet Archive, the site responsible for running the handy archival tool, Wayback Machine, has reportedly seen sites such as Reddit, The New York Times, and The Guardian blocking it from getting access, due to concerns of AI scraping. Internet Archive director Mark Graham thinks "These concerns are understandable, but unfounded."

In a new blog on TechDirt named "Preserving The Web Is Not The Problem. Losing It Is", Graham affirms that "The Wayback Machine is built for human readers." The blog points out why many are wary of AI scrapers, and also notes measures it has put in place to stop said AI bots.

Graham claims the Internet Archive uses rate limiting, filtering, and monitoring to stop large-scale bots from stealing all that data. He also claims that the team watch out for new ways to abuse archival sites, to stop future mass scraping.

Source: PC Gamer