Okay, so you wanna know how to, like, stop people from stealing your stuff online, right? Content scraping, its a pain! Basically, some bot comes along and just... hoovers up all your text, images, whatever, and then uses it for themselves. Not cool.
First off, (and this is kinda obvious) make sure your terms of service are super clear.
Then theres the technical stuff. check Rate limiting is a big one. If someones hitting your server, like, a million times a second, (which a normal human wouldnt do), you can automatically slow them down or even block them. Its like putting a speed bump in their scraping highway.
Honeypot traps are sneaky. You create links or content that only bots would see.
Another thing to consider is using CAPTCHAs.
You can also try changing up your website structure every so often. Scrapers often rely on consistent patterns. If you change things up, it can throw them off, at least temporarily. Think of it like redecorating your store, to make it harder for shoplifters who know the old layout.
Implementing JavaScript rendering can also help. A lot of basic scrapers just look at the initial HTML source code. If your content is rendered with JavaScript, it makes it harder for them to grab it. It aint foolproof, but its another layer of protection.
And finally, just keep an eye on things! Monitor your website traffic for unusual patterns. If you see a suspicious spike in requests from a particular IP address, investigate! It could be a scraper.
Stopping scrapers entirely is (probably) impossible, but by using a combination of these methods, you can make it way harder for them to steal your hard work. Good luck!