Hey there! I'm in the process of setting up a review website, and I've been having some concerns about the potential for my review data to be scraped and used by others to create a competing site, possibly with better marketing or a more attractive user interface. Is there anything I can do to prevent this, or is this just a common risk we face in web development? Also, I've been thinking about how sites like levels.fyi achieved success despite the possibility of being scraped. Would love to hear your thoughts!
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One approach you might consider is using services like Copyscape to check for any stolen content. If you find someone misusing your stuff, you can reach out to them to have it removed. Just keep in mind that while this helps, it might not stop everyone.
These days, the situation seems even trickier since AI can simply scrape data and serve it back directly to users without giving credit. It's kind of a wild west out there for content creators!
You know, you can't really scrape away a user's trust or the brand loyalty you build over time. No matter how much someone tries to replicate your site, if you have a strong connection with your audience, that can't be easily duplicated!
But how exactly do they feed it to AI? Isn't it all about scraping existing content?