**Protecting Our Server: The Struggle Against AI Scrapers**

As we navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape, our team has been working tirelessly to safeguard our server against an increasingly sophisticated threat: AI-powered web scrapers. These malicious entities are determined to extract valuable data from our website, leaving us with a host of problems. To combat this scourge, we've implemented a cutting-edge solution called Anubis – a Proof-of-Work scheme designed to deter these aggressive scrapers.

**The Problem: AI Scraping**

AI-powered web scraping is a growing concern, as it allows companies to extract large amounts of data without permission or compensation. This not only compromises our website's security but also puts an undue burden on our resources. Anubis was designed to address this issue by making it more expensive for malicious actors to scrape our site.

**How Anubis Works**

Anubis uses a Proof-of-Work scheme, similar to Hashcash, which requires users to complete a simple challenge before accessing the website. This challenge is a mathematical puzzle that must be solved using modern JavaScript features. Unfortunately, plugins like JShelter are known to disable these features, making it impossible for some users to bypass the challenge.

**The Catch**

While Anubis provides an effective solution, it also comes with some trade-offs. The additional load imposed by the challenge can be significant, and at individual scales, it may seem insignificant. However, when faced with a large number of scrapers, the cumulative effect becomes overwhelming. This is why Anubis is a "good enough" placeholder solution, allowing us to focus on more advanced methods for fingerprinting and identifying headless browsers.

**The Requirement: JavaScript**

To overcome the challenges posed by Anubis, users are required to enable JavaScript in their browser settings. Unfortunately, this means that plugins like JShelter will no longer be effective in disabling these features. We understand that this may cause some inconvenience, but we believe the benefits of Anubis far outweigh the drawbacks.

**A Work-In-Progress**

Anubis is a testament to our team's commitment to staying ahead of emerging threats. While it's not a perfect solution, it represents an important step towards safeguarding our server against AI scrapers. We'll continue to refine and improve this system as we gather more data on the effectiveness of Anubis and the evolving landscape of web scraping.

**What You Can Do**

To support our efforts and ensure the continued success of Anubis, we ask that you disable any plugins like JShelter for our domain. By doing so, you'll help us stay one step ahead of malicious actors and protect our website from the scourge of AI scrapers.