[jampekka]

I don't think the IP blocking refers to Google, Bing etc. The site has a robots.txt that allows for these. Of course if robots.txt isn't honored, an IP block is in order.

For-profit corporations aren't inherently malicious or benevolent. They are legal structures that maximize return on capital without moral judgement or care about what it does to others. A bit like Cthulhu.

https://cheapskatesguide.org/robots.txt

[thfuran]

Corporations are legal entities incapable of any action. The actions carried out in their name are performed by people who very well can be malicious.