How bot traffic destroys the web

Automated scripts and botnets are over 40% of internet traffic. Sementsul Network collects their IPs in the open base blocklist.txt. How to tell bots from humans — in “Bots vs humans”.

Harm to site owners

Resources: bots burn CPU/RAM, hang SQL databases, inflate hosting bills.
Analytics: robots break behavioral metrics, SEO and ad budgets go to trash.
Scraping: parsers steal content and databases for resale or model training.

Harm to visitors

Speed: a server busy repelling attacks answers real people slower (TTFB).
Hacks: brute-force bots hammer login forms around the clock.
Captchas: fighting bots turns sites into obstacle courses for humans.

The fix: connect your domain and turn attacks into income — how to earn. Afraid of hurting real users? Read about false positives.