You can block websites on Google Chrome in Settings or using a third-party extension. If you have an Android phone, download the BlockSite app to block websites on ...

Web crawlers, used by search engines like Google and Bing to scan websites and index content, are also used by AI companies to train LLMs. These models learn from the content of websites and any other ...

WordPress announced an important change to how it will block search engines from indexing websites. This change abandons the traditional Robots.txt solution in favor of the Robots Meta Tag approach.

The Wayback Machine will now only be able to scrape data from Reddit's homepage, according to The Verge, while access to user profiles, comments, and post detail pages will be blocked.

Brave for Android introduces a "Block Elements" feature to easily remove visual clutter from web pages. Users can block specific page elements by tapping Shields, selecting "Block Element," and ...

Abine, a company that specializes in Web privacy, has upgraded a Firefox extension that can more precisely block ad networks and websites from tracking users' behavior. Abine, a company that ...

Many websites use pop-ups and overlays to get you to sign up for newsletters, request cookie access, or promote offers. Although some web browsers come with built-in pop-up blockers to deal with these ...

Google’s John Mueller recently “liked” a tweet by search marketing consultant Barry Adams (of Polemic Digital) that concisely stated the purpose of the robots.txt exclusion protocol. He freshened up ...

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Push notifications were the best thing since sliced bread when they appeared first in Android and later in iOS and iPadOS. Instead of requiring a lot of attention, a notification can appear briefly, ...

Google Chrome is getting a new feature that increases security when clicking on web page links that open URLs in a new window or tab. When inserting links into an ...