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Re: Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search | TechCrunch
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2025, 08:49:57 PM »
Mmmm... maybe it's bullshit, but it is also true that the best defense against bots tends to be proof-of-work, which has to be done client-side.

Not an issue for me now... but when I ran sites that were subject to spam, either comments or user accounts, POW methods were the only ones I ever found to be successful at stopping bots. So no Javascript, no joining or commenting.

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Re: Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search | TechCrunch
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2025, 04:46:12 PM »
Static pages are gone, and SEO checking tools don't seem to work anymore

JavaScript now mandatory for Google Search, Google confirms | TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/news/106421-javascript-now-mandatory-google-search-google-confirms.html


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Re: Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search | TechCrunch
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2025, 10:12:54 PM »
Have you had a look? You can get the search box, but once you submit, it just gives you a page saying how to turn on JS. It's a radical step.

I can't think of any major site that takes that kind of "JS required" action

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« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2025, 11:59:45 PM »
I hadn't seen it in action yet.