Anubis Deploys Proof-of-Work Barrier to Curb AI Scraping as Downtime Hits Websites
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Updated · MR Online · Aug 3
Anubis Deploys Proof-of-Work Barrier to Curb AI Scraping as Downtime Hits Websites
2 articles · Updated · MR Online · Aug 3
Summary
Anubis now presents visitors with a proof-of-work challenge designed to shield websites from aggressive AI scraping that can overload servers and make pages inaccessible.
The system borrows from Hashcash-style proof of work, adding little cost for individual users but raising computing costs sharply for mass scrapers operating at scale.
Site operators describe it as a stopgap while they build better bot detection, including fingerprinting techniques such as identifying headless browsers through font-rendering behavior.
Modern JavaScript is required to pass the challenge, and users running tools like JShelter may need to disable them for affected domains.