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AWS WAF Filtering Rules are like advanced filters for your website's traffic. They help you block unwanted requests, such as those from malicious bots or those trying to exploit vulnerabilities, before they even reach your web servers. You create these rules using conditions that check various aspects of incoming requests, such as their source IP address, the HTTP method used, or the contents of the request itself. If a request matches the rule's conditions, the rule's action (like blocking or allowing) is applied, thus protecting your website from threats.