Googlebot-News
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2 of 1201 monitored sites (0.2%) block Googlebot-News by name.
Googlebot-News blocking over time share of monitored sites · weekly snapshot
Sites blocking
Googlebot-News
2026-06-20
2026-09-19
12 earlier weeks omitted (archive building) · 14 weekly snapshots with reliable coverage
Recent Googlebot-News events
- 2026-09-16 — Tenet Healthcare: Added rules for user-agent ‘Googlebot-News’ diff
- 2026-09-15 — Reuters: Removed Disallow: /jp/ for Googlebot-News diff
- 2026-09-14 — El Corte Ingles: Added Disallow: /*?*&analytics_data= for Googlebot-News; Added Disallow: /*?*&pdp_ctype= for Googlebot-News; Added Disallow: /*?*&term= for Googlebot-News … and 5 more change(s) diff
- 2026-08-27 — Vistra: Added Disallow: /*/media/oembed for Googlebot-News; Added Disallow: /media/oembed for Googlebot-News diff
- 2026-08-20 — Bild: Removed Disallow: /casinos/go/ for Googlebot-News; Removed Disallow: /dating/go/ for Googlebot-News; Removed Disallow: /energieloesungen/go/ for Googlebot-News … and 5 more change(s) diff
- 2026-08-17 — ABC News: Blocked user-agent ‘Googlebot-News’ entirely diff
- 2026-08-06 — SAP: Added Disallow: /*/silent.html for Googlebot-News; Added Disallow: /silent.html for Googlebot-News diff
- 2026-07-27 — Facebook: Added Disallow: /business/help/search*&query= for Googlebot-News; Added Disallow: /business/help/search*?query= for Googlebot-News diff
- 2026-07-20 — The Times of India: Added Disallow: */lottery/* for Googlebot-News diff
- 2026-07-08 — Hulu: Added rules for user-agent ‘Googlebot-News’ diff
- 2026-06-25 — Bild: Added Disallow: /cmsid/ for Googlebot-News; Added Disallow: /sonstiges/vorproduktion/ for Googlebot-News; Removed Disallow: /vorprod/ for Googlebot-News diff
Sites blocking Googlebot-News
| Site | Sector | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| ABC News | Broadcast News |  |
| SentinelOne | Cybersecurity |  |