Most Major News Publishers Block AI Training & Retrieval Bots via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

January 8, 2026 @ 7:42 am
by docdna54
in Generative AI, News, SEO & SEM
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BuzzStream analyzed robots.txt files for 100 top news sites. 79% block training bots, but 71% also block retrieval bots that affect AI citations.

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