If they want to block any mildly odd user agents, it’s probably to prevent webscrapers so they can force AI companies to pay for their ridiculous API prices
If you encountered it without a VPN, it would appear to not be based purely on VPN usage - which at the very least is good news for the privacy oriented.
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If they want to block any mildly odd user agents, it’s probably to prevent webscrapers so they can force AI companies to pay for their ridiculous API prices
If you encountered it without a VPN, it would appear to not be based purely on VPN usage - which at the very least is good news for the privacy oriented.