DuckAssistBot
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30 of 1195 monitored sites (2.5%) block DuckAssistBot by name.
DuckAssistBot blocking over time share of monitored sites · weekly snapshot
Sites blocking
DuckAssistBot
2026-06-23
2026-08-04
19 earlier weeks omitted (archive building) · 7 weekly snapshots with reliable coverage
Recent DuckAssistBot events
- 2026-07-17 — Snapchat: Unblocked DuckAssistBot (DuckDuckGo); Added Allow: / for DuckAssistBot; Added Disallow: /explore/ for DuckAssistBot … and 1 more change(s) diff
- 2026-07-11 — Hulu: Removed Disallow: /start for DuckAssistBot diff
- 2026-07-08 — Bloomberg: Added Allow: /company for DuckAssistBot; Added Allow: /faq for DuckAssistBot; Added Allow: /latam for DuckAssistBot … and 2 more change(s) diff
- 2026-07-08 — Hulu: Added rules for AI crawler DuckAssistBot (DuckDuckGo) diff
- 2026-06-29 — Kimberly-Clark: Added rules for AI crawler DuckAssistBot (DuckDuckGo) diff
- 2026-06-17 — Evonik: Added rules for AI crawler DuckAssistBot (DuckDuckGo) diff
- 2026-06-17 — Nikkei: Blocked DuckAssistBot (DuckDuckGo) entirely diff
Sites blocking DuckAssistBot
| Site | Sector | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Retailing |  |
| Ars Technica | Technology |  |
| Bild | News |  |
| Bloomberg | News & Financial |  |
| BuzzFeed | Digital Media |  |
| CNN | Broadcast News |  |
| Daily Mail | News |  |
| El País | News |  |
| HuffPost | Digital Media |  |
| IGN | Web |  |
| Le Monde | News |  |
| Professional Network |  | |
| Msn | Web |  |
| Nikkei | News & Financial |  |
| Politico | News |  |
| The Globe and Mail | News |  |
| The Guardian | News |  |
| The New York Times | News |  |
| The New Yorker | Magazine |  |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | News |  |
| The Telegraph | News |  |
| The Verge | Technology |  |
| TikTok | Video |  |
| Toronto Star | News |  |
| Toyota | Motor Vehicles |  |
| Uol | Web |  |
| USA Today | News |  |
| Vox | News |  |
| wikiHow | Dictionaries and Encyclopedias |  |
| Wired | Technology |  |