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3 stories filed under scraping on Beyond Market Intelligence. The newest of them: “Explore an open dataset of billions of TikTok videos on Hugging Face.”, “Navigating the Future of Data Access with Transparency”, and “Give any website a direct voice for AI agents with one switch”. 5.94 billion TikTok videos. X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly front ends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every scraping story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
Explore an open dataset of billions of TikTok videos on Hugging Face.
5.94 billion TikTok videos. 3.23 billion profiles. In three weeks. That's the scale of what one developer just uploaded to Hugging Face, free for anyone to explore. It's a bold move, and a practical one. The data is public, but the method behind it is the real story. If you're curious about the mechanics of such large-scale collection, our guide on distributed algorithms offers useful context. This is a dataset that invites serious tinkering.
Navigating the Future of Data Access with Transparency
X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly front ends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping. It's a heavy-handed move against a tool that simply offers a different way to access public data. Projects like Nitter often exist because users want control. For a platform pushing innovation, this feels like a step backward. If you're following how open source alternatives are faring, our piece on Cloudflare's blog migration to EmDash offers a useful counterpoint.
Give any website a direct voice for AI agents with one switch
A single dashboard switch is all it takes for any website to expose a WebMCP interface, letting browser-based AI agents work with structured tools instead of scraping blindly. Cloudflare's developer preview keeps human traffic and control on the original site, which feels like the right balance. It's a practical step toward making AI interactions cleaner without rewriting the web. For more on how AI touches everyday experiences, our piece on talking to an AI clone offers a thoughtful counterpoint.