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Gentoo bugzilla closed due AI bot scraper overload
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Gentoo closed its Bugzilla instance because AI bot scraping traffic overloaded it.
For engineers relying on Gentoo's bug tracker, this means loss of access to issue tracking and historical bug data. It also highlights the operational cost of unmanaged AI crawlers on public infrastructure, which may require rate limiting or access controls.
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Gentoo's Bugzilla was closed because AI bot scrapers caused an overload.
The closure disrupts access to bug reports and issue tracking for the community.
The incident highlights the need for defensive measures against automated scraping.
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