How to block AI Crawler Bots using robots.txt file (www.cyberciti.biz)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Nothing stops a bot from choosing to not read robots.txt

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Indeed, as has already been said repeatedly in other comments.

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