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Geolocation Blocking: Traffic from certain countries can be redirected to block pages.
Rate Limiting: This prevents excessive requests from the same user in a short time frame to avoid spamming.
These measures helped to simulate a realistic scenario for testing the scraping methods.
Scraping Strategies
The developer discussed two main scraping approaches:
- Basic Scraper Using Puppeteer: This method is sufficient for roughly 90% of common scenarios. Puppeteer is particularly effective because it can simulate human-like interactions, helping to navigate challenges such as user-agent detection or reCAPTCHA hurdles.