Topic: crawler blocking

  • People CEO Accuses Google of Stealing Content, Calls It a 'Bad Actor'

    People CEO Accuses Google of Stealing Content, Calls It a 'Bad Actor'

    The CEO of People, Inc. accuses Google of using a single crawler to both index content for search and scrape material for AI products without compensation. This practice has led to a significant drop in search referral traffic for publishers while enabling Google to use their content to train com...

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  • AI Data Reveals No Single Top Brand Source

    AI Data Reveals No Single Top Brand Source

    AI-generated search results vary significantly by platform and industry, with no single source dominating; strategies must consider user intent, specific AI platforms, and commercial verticals. Citation patterns differ widely across AI platforms and verticals, with sources like Reddit showing dra...

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