Inside SearchGuard: How Google detects bots and what the SerpAPI lawsuit reveals

We fully decrypted SearchGuard, the anti-bot system protecting Google Search. Here's exactly how Google tells humans and bots apart.

Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply

The operator of WorldCat won a default judgment against Anna’s Archive, with a federal judge ruling yesterday that the shadow ...
Law

Google, Reddit Complaints Allege Texas Web-Scraping Service Violates DMCA

Google alleges SerpApi is a “parasitic” enterprise. SerpApi maintains its services are protected by the First Amendment and principles of fair use. A Texas-based web-scraping company faces legal ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google Files DMCA Suit Targeting SerpApi’s SERP Scraping

Google sued SerpApi under the DMCA, alleging it circumvented SearchGuard to scrape and resell licensed copyrighted content from Google Search results at scale. Google claims SerpApi built tools ...
Reuters

Google lawsuit says data scraping company uses fake searches to steal web content

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab on Friday sued a Texas company that "scrapes" data from online search results, alleging it uses hundreds of millions of fake Google search requests ...
The Verge

Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’

SerpApi says it can deliver Google search results for use by AI tools, but Google claims it’s illegally evading bot-blockers to steal copyrighted content. SerpApi says it can deliver Google search ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Sued SerpApi Over Scraping Search Results

On Friday, Google announced it had filed a lawsuit (PDF) against SerpApi for scraping the Google search results. Google alleges that SerpApi is running an "unlawful" operation that bypasses Google’s ...
Search Engine Land

Google sues SerpApi over scraping and reselling Search data

Google said today that it is suing SerpApi, accusing the company of bypassing security protections to scrape, harvest, and resell copyrighted content from Google Search results. The allegations: ...
TechSpot

EU probes Google for "illegally" scraping the web to catch up to its AI rivals

European regulators have opened a new antitrust investigation into Google, centering on whether the company illegally scraped online content to shore up its artificial intelligence products as it ...
Seeking Alpha

Evomi Announces Launch of Scraper API: Simplifying Web Data Extraction with Built-In Anti-Bot Protection and AI Features

Swiss Proxy Provider Expands Into Full Web Scraping Infrastructure with All-Inclusive Pricing and No Hidden Fees Zurich, Switzerland--(Newsfile Corp. - December 12, 2025) - Evomi, the Swiss-based ...
MarketWatch

Evomi Announces Launch of Scraper API: Simplifying Web Data Extraction with Built-In Anti-Bot Protection and AI Features

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Zurich, Switzerland--(Newsfile Corp. - December 12, 2025) - Evomi, the Swiss-based proxy provider known for its ...