University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk
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#13Peak rank
1Days on list
49Score · 7d
Nov 6, 2026First seen
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- 11
- Comments
- 1
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- blakesterz
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
- Site
- cbc.ca
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Trending history
University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 16 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #13 of 30, reached on Nov 6, 18:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 6, 18:22 UTC.
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13
Oct 26today
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From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
LLM bots are the easiest to spot. Rate limit them to 16kb/s and 1 request every 5 seconds. Give them a friendly status 429 page that says to slow down or status 444 and drop them into nftables ipsets if they continue to be aggressive. Ask your favorite LLM how to set this up. If your LLM gets session paused, ask…
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Is University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 6, 18:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk reached?
#13 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 6, 18:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has University libraries are being swarmed by AI bots, putting public access at risk been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (16 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
11 points and 1 comment; submitted by blakesterz on Nov 6, 2026.