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You are seeing this message because the administrator of this website has taken proactive measures to protect its server against the increasing threat of artificial intelligence (AI) companies aggressively scraping websites. This compromise, known as Anubis, is designed to safeguard the site's resources and prevent downtime.

Anubis uses a Proof-of-Work scheme, similar to Hashcash, to make website scraping more expensive and time-consuming for malicious actors. While this may seem like a minor inconvenience at an individual scale, it becomes a significant hurdle when mass scrapers are involved. The idea is that the additional load posed by Anubis will deter AI companies from targeting this website, allowing legitimate users to access its resources uninterrupted.

However, behind the scenes, Anubis serves as a testing ground for more sophisticated methods of identifying and fingerprinting headless browsers – essentially AI-powered web crawlers. By studying how these browsers render fonts and other visual elements, developers can create more effective solutions to block unwanted traffic in the future.

It's essential to note that Anubis requires modern JavaScript features, which are disabled by plugins like JShelter. To bypass this challenge, you must enable JavaScript on your device. Unfortunately, this means abandoning any no-JS solutions that may be available, as they are still an active area of development.

The current state of affairs is a reflection of the shifting social contract between website hosts and users in the age of AI-powered scraping. As AI companies continue to push boundaries and challenge existing security measures, it's crucial for websites like this one to stay ahead of the curve by implementing proactive solutions like Anubis.