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@Linux@mstdn.ca  ·  activity timestamp last week

How to Block Meta AI?

You can’t.

But you can slow it down.

The first half of Meta’s bot behaves like any other bot — that part you can block. There are many scripts available that are effective at stopping bots, and they work well.

The second half of Meta’s AI is where the real problem lies.

Meta anticipated that people would eventually catch on to their AI scraping, so they designed a system that uses standard web browsers. The AI doesn’t directly visit your site — it interacts with a browser instance on another system. It just does this using countless small, distributed micro-instances.

#Meta #AI #ArtificialIntelligence#Fediverse #ActivityPub#Mastodon#Misskey
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@Linux@mstdn.ca replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Will you block Mozilla Firefox?

Meta is counting on many people answering “no” to that question — especially among those it believes would oppose AI.

For years, Facebook has been building sociological profiles of individuals likely to resist a multi-billion dollar corporation.

And that’s exactly what they’re using against people right now.

#Firefox#Mozilla#Meta#Facebook #AI
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@Linux@mstdn.ca replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

I’m not saying don’t try to block Meta’s AI.

I’m saying it won’t be easy.

Meta is using a mix of traditional scraping, along with a new method: AI browsing via a real browser. Additionally, they’re using multiple IPs (not identified as Meta) from various sources and locations.

I’m not claiming it’s impossible to stop AI — I just believe they’re making it very inconvenient to do so. Ultimately, that’s the goal — and you’re in a battle of attrition.

#Meta#Facebook #AI #ArtificialIntelligence