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> Scrapers, on the other hand, keep throwing out their session cookies

This isn't very difficult to change.

> but the way Anubis works, you will only get the PoW test once.

Not if it's on multiple sites, I see the weab girl picture (why?) so much it's embedded into my brain at this point.



> (why?)

So you can pay the developers for the professional version where you can easily change the image. It's a great way of funding the work.


> I see the weab girl picture (why?)

As far as I know the creator of Anubis didn't anticipate such a widespread use and the anime girl image is the default. Some sites have personalized it, like sourcehut.




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