China Block / RSS Feed Discovery (investigation only)
Michael mentioned a China block was added at some point to stop scrapers on the RSS feed. TWO UNRELATED SYSTEMS share the 'RSS' name: (1) WP RSS Aggregator โ INBOUND, pulls other sites INTO CN, paused since 2023 (already the $300 line in paid Get Current); (2) /feed/ โ OUTBOUND, CN's OWN content going out, what China would hit AND what legitimate subscribers use. The real risk: an over-broad block on /feed/ silently kills syndication Michael thinks he still has. Investigation-only quote โ answers 4 questions BEFORE any change. โ ๏ธ HARD CONSTRAINT: DO NOT touch or remove the block as part of this discovery. Removing a block holding off a real scraper, or leaving one starving legit syndication, are both expensive mistakes. Findings drive a follow-on fix quote (B-bucket) or a geo/bot-management strategy quote (C-bucket).
