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European publishers are getting hit harder by AI bot scraping, report finds

Digiday / 14 August 2026 / 2h ago

Culture Index

Score Breakdown

Relevance

9/25

Freshness

25/25

Authority

18/20

Brand Signal

3/15

Depth

4/15

5-Axis Cultural Radar

European publishers face more AI bot scraping, fewer referrals and more ignored robots.txt rules than North American sites, report finds.