https://OpenStreetMap.org has been disrupted today.
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@osm_tech Block all read access except from registered users? And be restrictive on whom to grant an account (captcha, verified email address)?
had a similar issue with a much, much smaller wiki server (
) but facing the same anonymous scrapers coming from thousands of random IP's.Couldn't find a way to keep them from crashing the server, so now access is by registration only.
Very disruptive, this "AI" race to the bottom destroyed the open internet
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https://OpenStreetMap.org has been disrupted today. We're working to keep the site online while facing extreme load from anonymous scrapers spread across 100,000+ IP addresses. Please be patient while we mitigate and protect the service. #OpenStreetMap #DDoS #Scrapers #AI
@osm_tech I went to use OpenStreetMap today to get directions but it asked me to sign up/ log in, so I used Mapquest instead which doesn't.
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@ISibboI Correct. Not an ounce of brain. It has been going on for months, but it is just getting worse. Waste of their resources/time and ours.
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@osm_tech I went to use OpenStreetMap today to get directions but it asked me to sign up/ log in, so I used Mapquest instead which doesn't.
@Air_Quotes_Comedian Weird. We don't require login for directions.
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@Air_Quotes_Comedian Weird. We don't require login for directions.
@osm_tech Hmmm.
Perhaps I'm the only one who is required to log in for directions.
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https://OpenStreetMap.org has been disrupted today. We're working to keep the site online while facing extreme load from anonymous scrapers spread across 100,000+ IP addresses. Please be patient while we mitigate and protect the service. #OpenStreetMap #DDoS #Scrapers #AI
@osm_tech thank you for your service 🪖
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@ISibboI Correct. Not an ounce of brain. It has been going on for months, but it is just getting worse. Waste of their resources/time and ours.
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https://OpenStreetMap.org has been disrupted today. We're working to keep the site online while facing extreme load from anonymous scrapers spread across 100,000+ IP addresses. Please be patient while we mitigate and protect the service. #OpenStreetMap #DDoS #Scrapers #AI
@osm_tech I blocked user agents matching "Chrome.139.0.0.0 Safari.537.36" as this combination seems to not exist, except for millions of requests out of china.
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@geospacedman @ISibboI They are scraping the website pages: /ways/, /nodes/ and /relations/. All this data is published on planet.osm.org already.
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Bloody idiots. I wonder if it's AI platforms?
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https://OpenStreetMap.org has been disrupted today. We're working to keep the site online while facing extreme load from anonymous scrapers spread across 100,000+ IP addresses. Please be patient while we mitigate and protect the service. #OpenStreetMap #DDoS #Scrapers #AI
@osm_tech you should poison their data in some way
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@osm_tech Hmmm.
Perhaps I'm the only one who is required to log in for directions.
That looks unusual. How about sharing the original OSM URL where you requested for directions?
The only time the site will ask you to login is when you're trying to edit the map, all other operations can be used without an OSM account.
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That looks unusual. How about sharing the original OSM URL where you requested for directions?
The only time the site will ask you to login is when you're trying to edit the map, all other operations can be used without an OSM account.
@MapAmore Initial URL:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/37.8149/-88.5361Second URL: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions#map=12/37.8149/-88.5361
Tried something different this time and didn't click on the START MAPPING button (seemingly the obvious one to press).
It worked and I didn't have to offer up a buccal swab trapped between two microscope slides.
Thanks for that.
Now I never have to use crappy old Mapquest again. It might not need a sign-in but it's awful.
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