By the end of 2023, 32 percent of the top most used news websites of legacy print publications worldwide were blocking Google's AI crawlers. The figure was lower for digital-born and broadcast outlets at under 20 percent.
Share of top news websites blocking Google's AI crawlers worldwide as of the end of 2023, by type of news outlet
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (February 22, 2024). Share of top news websites blocking Google's AI crawlers worldwide as of the end of 2023, by type of news outlet [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463526/google-ai-crawlers-and-news-websites-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of top news websites blocking Google's AI crawlers worldwide as of the end of 2023, by type of news outlet." Chart. February 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463526/google-ai-crawlers-and-news-websites-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of top news websites blocking Google's AI crawlers worldwide as of the end of 2023, by type of news outlet. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463526/google-ai-crawlers-and-news-websites-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of Top News Websites Blocking Google's Ai Crawlers Worldwide as of The End of 2023, by Type of News Outlet." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463526/google-ai-crawlers-and-news-websites-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of top news websites blocking Google's AI crawlers worldwide as of the end of 2023, by type of news outlet Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463526/google-ai-crawlers-and-news-websites-worldwide/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of top news websites blocking Google's AI crawlers worldwide as of the end of 2023, by type of news outlet [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, February 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463526/google-ai-crawlers-and-news-websites-worldwide/
