LWN is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet

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So @lwn is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet. It is a DDOS attack involving tens of thousands of addresses, and that is affecting the responsiveness of the site, unfortunately.There are many things I would like to do with my time. Defending LWN from AI shitheads is rather far from the top of that list. I *really* don't want to put obstacles between LWN and its readers, but it may come to that.(Another grumpy day, sorry)

First seen: 2026-01-16 21:22

Last seen: 2026-01-16 23:22