Announcing Friendly Bots
Mar 16, 2022Ben Solomon, Abraham Adberstein, Ricardo Pacheco
Summary
Introduced 'Friendly Bots', a new feature that allows customers to auto-validate non-malicious bots using IP lists, rDNS, and machine learning. This feature aims to reduce false positives in bot management, improve crawlability, and provide more granular control over bot traffic through custom policies. It also introduces downstream benefits like easier verification of emerging bots, instant feedback on validation data, and the ability for users to register bots they don't directly own.
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