Posted 2/22/2024, 1:28:56 AM
Nearly Half of Major News Sites Worldwide Now Block AI Crawlers
- By end of 2023, 48% of top news websites in 10 countries were blocking OpenAI crawlers; 24% blocking Google's.
- Proportion blocking varied greatly by country - 79% blocking OpenAI in USA vs 20% in Mexico and Poland.
- No websites reversed decision to block AI crawlers during 2023 after initially deciding to block.
- Legacy print outlets more likely to block than broadcasters or digital-born outlets.
- News websites more likely to block AI crawlers compared to popular websites overall.