It looks like there is yet another AI scraper on the loose. Their user-agent links itself to a repository on github that has only a readme.md, and a webmasters.txt on it.
Their description of the bot is vague to say the least.

They hit my selfhosted website, and the forum of my main website boykisser.nl. But they only made 2 requests, one of which is robots.txt with a generic go-http-client.

their website has the .ai TLD which rings all my alarm bells.

They say they respect robots.txt. But i have to see this, but i think i have to resort to a User-Agent block soon

The user-agent string is: "TerraCotta https://github.com/CeramicTeam/CeramicTerracotta" if someone wants to grep their serverlogs.

#webmaster #webmasters #ai #aislop #scrapers

🤖🤡 Ah, the irony! A tale of #AI #deflation thwarted by a mere '403 Forbidden'—The Register's own robot overlords can't handle a bit of cheeky traffic. Someone call the webmaster, their sensors need a reboot! 📉🔧
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/overinflated_ai_balloon/ #403Forbidden #Webmasters #RobotOverlords #CheekyTraffic #HackerNews #ngated

Le code-source d'un site que je visite, qui réserve des emplacements à cet usage, m'indique - enfin: à mon navigateur - d'aller jusqu'à une autre adresse y chercher les publicités à y placer.
Moi je refuse d'y aller parce que les publicités ne sont pas les contenus que je suis venu consulter.
Une mesure pourrait donc m'obliger - enfin: mon navigateur - à naviguer jusqu'à un serveur où je ne désire pas me rendre ? 🙂
#publicites #adblocker #webmasters
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https://droit.developpez.com/actu/374794/Mozilla-met-en-garde-l-Allemagne-pourrait-declarer-les-bloqueurs-de-pub-illegaux-la-societe-de-medias-Axel-Springer-estime-que-le-blocage-de-pub-d-Adblock-Plus-constitue-une-violation-du-droit-d-auteur/

New shirt arrived just in time for HTML Day! Of course I got the cat one, too.

Grab your own: drawingsbynicole.com

Google Search Console Insights rollout continues with broader access: Enhanced reporting interface expands to additional accounts as integration phase progresses. https://ppc.land/google-search-console-insights-rollout-continues-with-broader-access/ #GoogleSearchConsole #SEO #DigitalMarketing #Analytics #Webmasters

Anyone here familiar with the #Realnames product from #Hover? Trying to buy a #domain which they've hoovered up for their service and am getting contradictory information as to whether they'll sell #domains if people ask and are willing to pay enough to make the sale viable for them. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

#IT #website #websites #webmaster #webmasters #sysadmin #sysadmins @hover

Revisamos las ventajas y características principales de utilizar Adsterra para monetizar blogs y páginas web como una excelente alternativa a Adsense #DigitalMarketing #Blogs #AlternativasAdsense #CPM #AdNetworks #Popunders #NativeAds #SEO #Editores #Webmasters #Bloggers

https://consejos-publicitarios.blogspot.com/2025/04/adsterra-como-alternativa-adsense.html

PopUnder ads are one of the most effective ad formats for publishers and these are the PopUnder Ad Networks with High CPM Rates to maximize earnings #AdsenseAlternatives #DigitalMarketing #SEO #PPC #SEM #AdFormats #Publishers #Webmasters

https://www.moneyonline.wiki/2025/03/popunder-ad-networks-with-high-cpms.html

Is overdrive a synonym for very fast? I do not think so.
Some services of such company with related name use Azure cloud servers.
Slow, response 6-20 secs? For a webapp? OMG! #webmasters from hell and #webdevs from hell and server hoster.

Google may index pages blocked by Robots.txt: John Mueller of Google clarifies why pages blocked by robots.txt can still appear in search results, offering key insights for webmasters. https://ppc.land/google-may-index-pages-blocked-by-robots-txt/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Google #SEO #RobotsTxt #Webmasters #SearchResults

EpicAds es una empresa de monetización web como alternativa a Adsense que tiene pocos requisitos y acepta contenido para adultos #CPA #CPM #SEO #DigitalMarketing #Blogs #CPC #Bloggers #Webmasters #Publishers #USDT #AdNetwork

https://consejos-publicitarios.blogspot.com/2024/12/epicads-alternativa-adsense.html

New free backlink; https://youtu.be/5fI0DoOXZzM?si=G55d4-EM9h4DKul5
#mastodon #backlink #seo #webmasters #marketing #video #search #google

Join the SEO community at Prolynken to exchange backlinks between webmasters for free; 🌍 https://prolynken.com/
#seo #webmasters #backlinks #google #marketing #internet #blog #wordpress

@Abdulla @moftasa @tarakiyee
and other #bloggers, #blog maintainer, and #webmasters in general will find this interesting:

https://fed.brid.gy/docs#web-get-started

It's possible to make your blog an independent agent in the #confediverse. Users of #Bluesky can follow it, and so can #Fediverse users via bridging.

== Edit: I initially misunderstood: Bluesky is not needed as an intermediate. It's directly web-to-fediverse.

Tras anunciar el cierre de la empresa, analizamos cuáles son las mejores alternativas a PopMyAds para monetizar tus blogs o páginas web mediante publicidad popunder #CPM #DigitalMarketing #PopUnders #PushAds #Blogs #Webmasters #Publishers

https://consejos-publicitarios.blogspot.com/2024/10/popmyads-cierra-las-mejores-alternativas.html

Hey, #webmasters ... just so you know.

#Facebook's new-ish "meta-externalagent" #webcrawler, which they document is for stealing data for their Grand Theft Autocomplete (cough #AI cough), is ignoring robots.txt on my websites.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/sharing/webmasters/web-crawlers

Is anyone surprised?

#Meta #LLM #scrape #web #copyright #RobotsTXT

Fellow #webmasters (yeah we're bringing it back):

Is there any good #wordpress or better #fediverse (...that works with wordpress) #WebRing equivalent?

I know I can just link stuff but like...there's gotta be a Thing right? There's always a Thing now.

#website #webdev #Thing

Review of ProPush-me, an innovative platform designed to help website publishers generate revenue through push notifications and TrafficBack Links #DigitalMarketing #PushAds #AdsenseAlternatives #Monetization #SEO #Bloggers #Webmasters

https://www.moneyonline.wiki/2024/09/propushme-review-guide-payments.html