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Bot Detection False Positives: How to Actually Test Accuracy

Dev.to•Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 03:28 PM•2 min read

The fastest way to lose confidence in bot protection is not to miss a bot. It is to block a real customer. A missed scraper costs bandwidth or content.

Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/webdecoy/bot-detection-false-positives-how-to-actually-test-accuracy-d1o)

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