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Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic (www.techspot.com)
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[โ€“] Vorticity@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have been on the internet since 1993 and have always been disappointed that a subscription/donation model didn't beat out an ad-driven model. I wonder if this is going to push us towards a subscription/donation model as things move behind paywalls tplo protect against bots.

I don't really want to pay subscription fees, but I am definitely tired of ads and being the product. I'd rather be sold a good product.

[โ€“] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

That would suck. Going back to paywalled gardens would be awful.

I still host three useful websites and admin participate in a lot more. We don't have ads.

But that is few and far between these days.