ToS;DR

Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed


Service: The Weekly Times
Status: APPROVED
Case: Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed
Changes: 4
Source: link
Author: vfvv Lv. 12


The terms of use state: "You shall not – nor shall you make it possible for others to – access, collect, text or data mine any Content from the Media by automated means or any other method, whether directly or through an intermediary, intended to circumvent the prohibitions set out in this clause 18 (e.g., robot, spider, script, service, software or any manual or automatic device, tool or process)"


Comments:
On 2026-05-31 00:14:11 UTC, Dr_Jeff Lv. 77 Staff wrote:

changes-requested: Please shorten the quote to: "You shall not – nor shall you make it possible for others to – access, collect, text or data mine any Content from the Media by automated means or any other method, whether directly or through an intermediary, intended to circumvent the prohibitions set out in this clause 18 (e.g., robot, spider, script, service, software or any manual or automatic device, tool or process)"

On 2026-06-01 15:07:11 UTC, vfvv Lv. 12 wrote:

point updated without comment

On 2026-06-01 23:38:45 UTC, Dr_Jeff Lv. 77 Staff wrote:

APPROVED
No comment given



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Version 4: 2026-06-01 23:38:45 UTC by Dr_Jeff 20149 Lv. 77
Analysis updated

Previous Status: PENDING

Updated Status: APPROVED

Version 3: 2026-06-01 15:07:11 UTC by vfvv 42067 Lv. 12
Analysis updated

Previous Analysis: The terms of use state: "18. Except as expressly authorized by News, you shall not, nor shall you allow any third party (whether or not for your benefit or otherwise) to frame, scrape, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate to any third party (including, without limitation, on or via a third-party website or platform) any Content without the express, prior written consent of News. You shall not – nor shall you make it possible for others to – access, collect, text or data mine any Content from the Media by automated means or any other method, whether directly or through an intermediary, intended to circumvent the prohibitions set out in this clause 18 (e.g., robot, spider, script, service, software or any manual or automatic device, tool or process)"

Updated Analysis: The terms of use state: "You shall not – nor shall you make it possible for others to – access, collect, text or data mine any Content from the Media by automated means or any other method, whether directly or through an intermediary, intended to circumvent the prohibitions set out in this clause 18 (e.g., robot, spider, script, service, software or any manual or automatic device, tool or process)"

Previous Status: CHANGES REQUESTED

Updated Status: PENDING

Version 2: 2026-05-31 00:14:11 UTC by Dr_Jeff 20149 Lv. 77
Analysis updated

Previous Status: PENDING

Updated Status: CHANGES REQUESTED

Version 1: 2026-05-29 15:40:18 UTC by vfvv 42067 Lv. 12
Analysis created

Title: Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed

Analysis: The terms of use state: "18. Except as expressly authorized by News, you shall not, nor shall you allow any third party (whether or not for your benefit or otherwise) to frame, scrape, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate to any third party (including, without limitation, on or via a third-party website or platform) any Content without the express, prior written consent of News. You shall not – nor shall you make it possible for others to – access, collect, text or data mine any Content from the Media by automated means or any other method, whether directly or through an intermediary, intended to circumvent the prohibitions set out in this clause 18 (e.g., robot, spider, script, service, software or any manual or automatic device, tool or process)"

Status: PENDING