Cynicus Rex@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoHow to block AI Crawler Bots using robots.txt filewww.cyberciti.bizexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down111
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkHow to block AI Crawler Bots using robots.txt filewww.cyberciti.bizCynicus Rex@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square60linkfedilink
minus-squarethanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoLie. Or at best, dangerously wrong. Like saying “Crosswalks make cars incapable of harming pedestrians who stay within them.”
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoIt’s better than saying something like “there’s no point in robots.txt because bots can disobey is” though.
minus-squarethanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMaybe? But it’s not like that’s the only alternative thing to say, lol
minus-squareReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIs it, though? I mean, robots.txt is the Do Not Track of the opposite side of the connection.
Lie. Or at best, dangerously wrong. Like saying “Crosswalks make cars incapable of harming pedestrians who stay within them.”
It’s better than saying something like “there’s no point in robots.txt because bots can disobey is” though.
Maybe? But it’s not like that’s the only alternative thing to say, lol
Is it, though?
I mean, robots.txt is the Do Not Track of the opposite side of the connection.