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protoster | 3 months ago

Residential internets are now proxies for AI scrapers.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45741357

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fragmede|3 months ago

specifically, “free” VPN isn’t free. They use your computer that has the VPN software installed as an exit nodes for other customers. Those other customers hammer websites for their AI until it gets blocked. Sucks for you, unfortunately.

Talk to your kids about the dangers of VPNs before it's too late.

cuu508|3 months ago

Which VPNs are like that?