The Eighteenth Batch: A Barrier Against Bot Scrape

In an effort to protect its servers from the relentless onslaught of artificial intelligence (AI) companies, the administrator of this website has implemented Anubis, a cutting-edge security system designed to thwart bot scrapers. This measure ensures that users are not seeing this page due to a malicious bot trying to scrape our content.

Anubis uses a Proof-of-Work scheme inspired by Hashcash, a proposed solution to reduce email spam. At an individual scale, the additional load may seem negligible, but when it comes to massive scraper operations, Anubis adds up and makes scraping significantly more expensive. This clever hack is essentially a placeholder solution that allows more time to be devoted to fingerprinting and identifying legitimate headless browsers – a crucial step in understanding how these bots render fonts.

However, Anubis requires the use of modern JavaScript features, which plugins like JShelter disable. If you're using this plugin, please consider disabling it for this domain. Sadly, Anubis demands that users enable JavaScript to overcome this challenge. This is a necessary step due to the evolving social contract around website hosting and AI-generated content.

Unfortunately, a no-JS solution is still in development. Until then, the presence of Anubis means that users like you will be required to engage with modern web technologies to access our content. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we navigate this ever-changing landscape of online security.

In an age where AI companies wield significant power over online interactions, it's refreshing to see a proactive approach like Anubis in place. By acknowledging the need for modern JavaScript features, we're taking a crucial step towards protecting our users' experience and ensuring that legitimate content creators can thrive on our platform.