Aggressive bots ruined my weekend

Herman's account of aggressive bots ruining his weekend, as detailed in his blog post, highlights the ongoing web-scraping arm race. The post explains how his website was overwhelmed by bots attempting to scrape its content, resulting in significant disruptions. This means that website owners, like Herman, are facing increasing challenges in protecting their content from aggressive bots. The web-scraping arm race is driving the development of more sophisticated bots, making it harder for website owners to distinguish between legitimate and malicious traffic. As a result, website owners may experience decreased performance, increased security risks, and potential losses due to stolen content. To mitigate these risks, website owners can take several actionable steps: (1) regularly update their llms.txt files to block known malicious bots, (2) implement robust bot detection and filtering systems to identify and block suspicious traffic, and (3) monitor their website's performance and security logs to quickly respond to potential threats and prevent disruptions like Herman experienced.