Cynicus RextoPrivacy@lemmy.mlEnglish·2 months agoHow to block AI Crawler Bots using robots.txt file(www.cyberciti.biz)external-linkarrow-up1110arrow-down132message-square64fedilink
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkHow to block AI Crawler Bots using robots.txt file(www.cyberciti.biz)Cynicus RextoPrivacy@lemmy.mlEnglish·2 months agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squaremoxarrow-up26arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkThis article lies to the reader, so it earns a -1 from me.
minus-squareCynicus RexOParrow-up7arrow-down8·2 months agoedit-22 months agolinkfedilinkLies, as in that it’s not really “blocking” but a mere unenforceable request? If you meant something else could you please point it out?
minus-squareDa Bald Eagularrow-up37arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkThat is what they meant, yes. The title promises a block, completely preventing crawlers from accessing the site. That is not what is delivered.
minus-squareJackbyDevEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·2 months agolinkfedilinkIs it a lie or a simplification for beginners?
minus-squarethanks_shakey_snakearrow-up13arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkLie. Or at best, dangerously wrong. Like saying “Crosswalks make cars incapable of harming pedestrians who stay within them.”
minus-squareJackbyDevEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·2 months agolinkfedilinkIt’s better than saying something like “there’s no point in robots.txt because bots can disobey is” though.
minus-squarethanks_shakey_snakearrow-up3arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkMaybe? But it’s not like that’s the only alternative thing to say, lol
minus-squareReversalHatcheryEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoedit-22 months agolinkfedilinkIs it, though? I mean, robots.txt is the Do Not Track of the opposite side of the connection.
minus-squaremoxarrow-up4arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkAssuring someone that they have control of something and the safety that comes with it, when in fact they do not, is well outside the realm of a simplification. It’s just plain false. It can even be dangerous.
minus-squareEager EagleEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkthe word disallow is right there
This article lies to the reader, so it earns a -1 from me.
Lies, as in that it’s not really “blocking” but a mere unenforceable request? If you meant something else could you please point it out?
That is what they meant, yes. The title promises a block, completely preventing crawlers from accessing the site. That is not what is delivered.
Is it a lie or a simplification for beginners?
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.
Assuring someone that they have control of something and the safety that comes with it, when in fact they do not, is well outside the realm of a simplification. It’s just plain false. It can even be dangerous.
the word disallow is right there