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That's fairly black and white. Blocking an unusual user-agent because you "think" it might be malicious is another thing.



It might be a poor business decision, but probably not for the reason most people would think.

An unusual UA is unlikely to move the needle on top line metrics, but it is a distraction and a misuse of resources to play cat and mouse. (Unless your business would be materially harmed by someone scraping your data... in which case, you’re doomed anyway.)




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