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9.2%
9.2% -- share of websites blocking gptbot for Top 1000 websites (2023-08)
9.2% of the top 1000 websites chose to block OpenAI's GPTBot within the first 14 days of OpenAI releasing blocking instructions.
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9.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2023-08
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Sample Size
1,000
Evidence Quality
B
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75
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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mi6agency.com
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Tier B
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Study analyzing the top 1000 websites for GPTBot blocking within first 14 days of OpenAI's blocking instructions
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