Meta-WebIndexer
Meta · Meta AI search indexing & citations
16 of 1203 monitored sites (1.3%) block Meta-WebIndexer by name.
Meta-WebIndexer blocking over time share of monitored sites · weekly snapshot
Sites blocking
Meta-WebIndexer
2026-06-20
2026-11-07
5 earlier weeks omitted (archive building) · 21 weekly snapshots with reliable coverage
Recent Meta-WebIndexer events
- 2026-10-30 — Financial Times: Blocked Meta-WebIndexer (Meta) entirely diff
- 2026-10-29 — Daily Mail: Blocked Meta-WebIndexer (Meta) entirely diff
- 2026-10-22 — NBC News: Added Allow: /information/nbc-news-info/about-nbc-news-digital-n1232178 for Meta-WebIndexer; Added Allow: /information/nbc-news-info/closed-captioning-n1307063 for Meta-WebIndexer; Added Allow: /information/nbc-news-info/contact-us-n1232521 for Meta-WebIndexer … and 31 more change(s) diff
- 2026-10-22 — NBC News: Blocked Meta-WebIndexer (Meta) entirely; Blocked user-agent ‘meta-webindexer/1.1’ entirely diff
- 2026-10-07 — Indeed: Added Disallow: /promo/ for Meta-WebIndexer diff
- 2026-09-23 — Reuters: Added Disallow: /*/site-search/ for meta-webindexer diff
- 2026-09-22 — Kohl's: Unblocked Meta-WebIndexer (Meta) - rules removed diff
- 2026-09-15 — Reuters: Removed Disallow: /jp/ for meta-webindexer diff
- 2026-09-15 — Lululemon Athletica: Blocked Meta-WebIndexer (Meta) entirely diff
- 2026-09-11 — Nordstrom: Added rules for user-agent ‘meta-webindexer/1.1’ diff
- 2026-09-09 — DBLP: Blocked Meta-WebIndexer (Meta) entirely diff
- 2026-08-13 — X (Twitter): Added rules for AI crawler Meta-WebIndexer (Meta) diff
- 2026-07-30 — Kohl's: Blocked Meta-WebIndexer (Meta) entirely diff
- 2026-07-17 — Snapchat: Removed Disallow: /entertainment/ for Meta-WebIndexer diff
- 2026-07-15 — Snapchat: Removed Disallow: /local/ for Meta-WebIndexer diff
- 2026-07-01 — Snapchat: Added Disallow: /entertainment/ for Meta-WebIndexer diff
- 2026-06-30 — Indeed: Added rules for user-agent ‘Meta-WebIndexer’ diff
Sites blocking Meta-WebIndexer
| Site | Sector | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Retailing |  |
| Ars Technica | Technology |  |
| Daily Mail | News |  |
| De Telegraaf | News |  |
| Financial Times | News & Financial |  |
| IGN | Web |  |
| Le Monde | News |  |
| Lululemon Athletica | Apparel |  |
| NBC News | Broadcast News |  |
| The Globe and Mail | News |  |
| The New York Times | News |  |
| The New Yorker | Magazine |  |
| Toronto Star | News |  |
| USA Today | News |  |
| wikiHow | Dictionaries and Encyclopedias |  |
| Wired | Technology |  |