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11 essential SEO elements you should be tracking | MarTech

Targeted tracking of technical SEO elements enhances actionable insights and improves website rankings.
Monitoring indexability factors, particularly robots.txt, is vital for maintaining site visibility on search engines.

Is Google AI Overview Index Serving Delayed

Google AI Overviews is slower to remove blocked or deindexed content compared to traditional web search.

How to Block Search Engine Indexing in Kubernetes with HAProxy | HackerNoon

Utilizing a robots.txt file in Kubernetes Ingress can block search engine indexing of services within the cluster.
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Google On When Robots.txt Is Unreachable, Other Pages Reachability Matter

The availability of key pages is crucial when the robots.txt serves a 503 error; without them, the site is penalized.

Google Clarified Support For Robots.txt Fields

Google clarified robots.txt documentation to address frequent questions about unsupported fields and ensure proper crawling of websites.

Google On When Robots.txt Is Unreachable, Other Pages Reachability Matter

The availability of key pages is crucial when the robots.txt serves a 503 error; without them, the site is penalized.

Google Clarified Support For Robots.txt Fields

Google clarified robots.txt documentation to address frequent questions about unsupported fields and ensure proper crawling of websites.
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New Cloudflare Tools Let Sites Detect and Block AI Bots for Free

AI companies' adherence to robots.txt is inconsistent, with some ignoring directives.
Cloudflare is enhancing bot-blocking strategies beyond simple acknowledgment of robots.txt.
A marketplace for negotiating scraping rights will soon facilitate value exchange for original content creators.

Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers

Website owners struggle to block AI scrapers due to outdated robots.txt instructions and rapidly changing AI crawler bot names.

New Cloudflare Tools Let Sites Detect and Block AI Bots for Free

AI companies' adherence to robots.txt is inconsistent, with some ignoring directives.
Cloudflare is enhancing bot-blocking strategies beyond simple acknowledgment of robots.txt.
A marketplace for negotiating scraping rights will soon facilitate value exchange for original content creators.

Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers

Website owners struggle to block AI scrapers due to outdated robots.txt instructions and rapidly changing AI crawler bot names.
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Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones)

Websites often block outdated bots in an attempt to prevent scraping, but in reality, are leaving new AI crawler bots unblocked.

Websites accuse AI startup Anthropic of bypassing their anti-scraping rules and protocol

Freelancer and iFixit accuse AI startup Anthropic of ignoring website policies and crawling protocols, causing disruptions and resource strain.
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The rise and fall of robots.txt

The robots.txt file has been the basic social contract of the web for three decades, allowing website owners to control who can access their site.
As AI companies increasingly use website data without reciprocation, the robots.txt file is becoming outdated and ineffective.

The Text File that Runs the Internet

Robots.txt is a handshake deal among internet pioneers to regulate web access.
Robots.txt allows website owners to control web indexing and access.

The rise and fall of robots.txt

The robots.txt file has been the basic social contract of the web for three decades, allowing website owners to control who can access their site.
As AI companies increasingly use website data without reciprocation, the robots.txt file is becoming outdated and ineffective.

The Text File that Runs the Internet

Robots.txt is a handshake deal among internet pioneers to regulate web access.
Robots.txt allows website owners to control web indexing and access.
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Robots.txt Can't Fight Generative AI; Streamers On The Margins | AdExchanger

Generative AI companies bypass robots.txt for training data, raising concerns on fair use and control over online content.
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