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by hatsix 849 days ago
the problem isn't scraping, the problem is the "content" that is being "created".

A site I worked on changed our captcha, and in the 24 hours after, we had a 90% reduction in new accounts. We had a full API including webhooks, the only private data was on the account page, there was no reason to scrape, but even if you did, there was no reason to be logged in... these accounts were used to harass, intimidate and scam legitimate users.