How? First, they can solve the Anubis challenge with native code, so they can solve them faster than genuine users. Second, the cost is nothing compared to training LLMs, plus they will just move the work to the residential proxies that they have access to (so, someone is paying through their TV's electricity bill).
Anubis only work(s|ed) great for a while when crawlers were not prepared for these challenges. Security through obscurity.
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How? First, they can solve the Anubis challenge with native code, so they can solve them faster than genuine users. Second, the cost is nothing compared to training LLMs, plus they will just move the work to the residential proxies that they have access to (so, someone is paying through their TV's electricity bill).
Anubis only work(s|ed) great for a while when crawlers were not prepared for these challenges. Security through obscurity.