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bengali.news18.com · India · Network18 Media & Investments Limited · measured 4 Aug 2026

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ByteDance
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Apple
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Amazon
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robots.txt

As read on 4 Aug 2026, 3,966 bytes. 8 rule groups name AI crawlers; shown first.

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History

Changes recorded since June 2026.

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