I understand that this is great opportunity to scrape otherwise-inaccessible sites, but whom is this intended to benefit? Is it just the people scraping?
I agree with the question. I don’t know if we should avoid this. But I think we should consider whether, for example, these sites are opening up with the implicit expectation that people will take advantage of it for covid-related purposes; and whether, if we just start scraping everything, that’ll make them or similar sites less likely to open up in future.
Why is this a good idea?
I understand that this is great opportunity to scrape otherwise-inaccessible sites, but whom is this intended to benefit? Is it just the people scraping?
Is this not malicious abuse of charitable giving?
I agree with the question. I don’t know if we should avoid this. But I think we should consider whether, for example, these sites are opening up with the implicit expectation that people will take advantage of it for covid-related purposes; and whether, if we just start scraping everything, that’ll make them or similar sites less likely to open up in future.