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Websites are increasingly deploying aggressive anti-scraping measures to block AI bots, inadvertently weaponizing robots.txt and threatening to dismantle the interoperable web. This defensive stance could Balkanize online content, break essential services, and undermine decades of open access principles while failing to solve core AI ethics issues.

A developer's decision to block all web crawlers via robots.txt unexpectedly shattered LinkedIn content previews and engagement. This deep dive reveals how social media platforms rely on scraping for rich previews and the precise technical fix to balance privacy and visibility.