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Articles from the Zyte blog about Web data.

AI’s legal frontier: What Europe’s privacy regulators say about scraping personal data
Web data collection legality

Key takeaways from the Getty v. Stability AI UK ruling

Explore what the UK Getty v. Stability AI ruling means for web scraping and AI developers, from jurisdiction and copyright risk to trademarks and EU compliance.

Sanaea Daruwalla10 min read
AI’s legal frontier: What Europe’s privacy regulators say about scraping personal data
Anti-ban

How an analytics platform solved a ‘hard-to-scrape’ site using Zyte API

See how Zyte API automatically unblocked a major e-commerce site, cutting costs and boosting success rates from 60% to 98%.

Mitch Holt10 min read
Unblockers vs Zyte API: What’s the Real Cost of Bans?
Anti-ban

Unblockers vs Zyte API: What’s the Real Cost of Bans?

Not all unblockers are equal. Learn how Zyte API automates unblocking and why predictable success rates save more than cheap bandwidth.

Mitch Holt10 min read
AI and the web: What 2025 changed and what comes next
Web data collection

Partial autonomy, full control: Why we built Web Scraping Copilot

Web Scraping Copilot brings AI-powered, code-first web scraping into VS Code, delivering partial autonomy, deterministic quality, and full control for production web data.

Iain Lennon10 min read
Why the Best Engineers Are Actually Lazy
Anti-ban

Why your spiders keep getting banned, and how to fix it

Learn why scrapers get blocked and how modern unblocking APIs like Zyte API automate ban handling for faster, more reliable data extraction.

Mitch Holt10 min read
AI and the web: What 2025 changed and what comes next
Web data collection

Five key takeaways from Extract Summit 2025

From AI-accelerated scraping to “dead internet” risks and rising access wars, these five takeaways from Extract Summit 2025 show where web data is heading next.

Robert Andrews5 min read
Introducing Web Scraping Copilot - A rocket boost for data extractors
Web data collection

Introducing Web Scraping Copilot - A rocket boost for data extractors

Meet Web Scraping Copilot: your AI-powered coding partner for Scrapy in VS Code.

Valter Sciarrillo10 min read
AI and the web: What 2025 changed and what comes next
Web data collection ethics

Web scraping as social practice: Ethics and efficiency in a data-hungry world

Web scraping is more than a technical act, it’s a social practice. Explore ethical scraping principles, responsible data collection, and how to balance efficiency with respect for data and people.

Rodrigo Silva Ferreira10 min read
Balancing innovation and regulation in data scraping
Web data collection legality

Balancing innovation and regulation in data scraping

Weighing your options from full control to full service.

Sanaea Daruwalla10 min read
How to Plan Your Web Scraping Project Like a Product Manager
Web data collection

How to Plan Your Web Scraping Project Like a Product Manager

Most web scraping projects that collapse don't fail because of technical incompetence. They fail because teams treat data extraction like a coding sprint rather than a product launch.

Theresia Tanzil2 min read
7 Myths About Web Scraping APIs – Busted
Web data collection

7 Myths About Web Scraping APIs – Busted

Despite their benefits, web scraping APIs are sometimes misunderstood. So, let’s debunk some of the most common myths.

Daniel Cave7 min read
When DaaS met SaaS - the new hybrid data economy
Web data collection

When DaaS met SaaS - the new hybrid data economy

The emergence of hybrid DaaS/SaaS models is a logical response to the complex realities of modern data needs.

Debbie Reeve-Crook7 min read