Gentoo Bugzilla Shut Down After AI Scraper Overload
Gentoo bugzilla closed due AI bot scraper overload
Gentoo developer Michał Górny took Bugzilla offline, citing unusable performance due to LLM scrapers using thousands of IP addresses. He declined suggestions, stating he's not a sysadmin. Others discussed mitigation, including login-only access and blocking entire IP ranges, but noted scrapers often mimic normal traffic, making detection difficult.
No point in feeding the LLM scrapers that are using thousands of different IPv4 addresses, with no obvious patterns I can see.