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79% of top news sites block at least one AI training bot, while 71% also block retrieval bots used for live AI search citations. Google-Extended is the least-blocked training bot at 46%, with US ...

Elon Musk's platform X announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, but the Philippines on Thursday said it would become the latest country to block the ...

Outlets like The Guardian and The New York Times are scrutinizing digital archives as potential backdoors for AI crawlers.

X is required to curb the spread of harmful and inappropriate content on its platform, said IMDA. Read more at ...

Google connects Gmail and Photos to AI Mode. Hostinger data shows AI training bots blocked while search bots expand. Mueller ...

Starting February 20, 2026, eBay will explicitly prohibit chatbots and AI agents from operating on its auction platform. The company plans to update its user agreement ...

Almost eight in ten of the biggest news websites in the UK and US are now blocking AI training bots. This week in London publishers were told it is “never too late” to begin blocking the bots due to ...