Non-consensual scraping cost Cara thousands in server fees
zemotion · x · 2026-08-18
The founder of Cara revealed that the non-consensual scraping incident cost the platform thousands of dollars in server fees, causing actual financial harm. Contrary to claims by AI proponents that scraping is harmless, victims have little recourse.
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