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robots.txt isn't an ideal way of preventing pages being indexed. X-robots http headers are more reliable: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-in

by dazc 2y ago

robots.txt isn't an ideal way of preventing pages being indexed. X-robots http headers are more reliable: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots-meta-tag https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/... Regarding AI, it's a bit more tricky since it isn't going to abide by your rules. Cloudflare have tools: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-bots/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-bots/ How effective these are though, IDK?

lucas_crocker 2y ago
Oh that's interesting. Yea, paywalls might end being the most effective way of preventing AI bots, but even those could be circumvented. It's a tricky problem for sure.