# The 4 AI Giants Just Agreed to Let Websites Opt Out. They’ve Already Taken the Data

- Source: Inc.com
- Published: 2026-10-31T15:12:51+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/the-4-ai-giants-just-agreed-to-let-websites-opt-out-theyve-already-taken-the-data/91429311
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Agreeing to honor a single robots.txt signal doesn’t solve the bigger problem of scraping the entire internet already.

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