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DataDome's analysis of over 1 trillion web requests found that bad automated traffic grew 124% between July 2025 and June 2026, far outpacing the growth of human traffic. AI-driven traffic on the web also rose more than 82% over the same period, according to the report.
The Internet Archive said the Wayback Machine has faced surges of high-volume automated traffic, prompting it to deploy protective measures that occasionally block legitimate users. The organization updated the error message shown when requests are rejected with a 429 'too many requests' code and is refining how it distinguishes abusive bots from genuine visitors.