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Claim 1

Applebot-Extended is a robots.txt token that publishers disallow to opt out of generative model training.

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entity
Applebot-Extended
field
respects_robots_txt
value
n/a
statement
Applebot-Extended is a robots.txt token that publishers disallow to opt out of generative model training.
evidence_url
https://support.apple.com/en-us/119829
evidence_quote
"Web publishers can opt-out from having their content used to train generative foundation models by disallowing Applebot-Extended in the robots.txt file." source dated 2026-09-04
method
vendor_doc
verified_at
2026-09-13
confidence
high
status
current
supersedes
none

Notes

DateAuthorBody
2026-09-16unspecifiedServer logs on three domains since 2026-06-01 show Applebot-Extended behaving as this claim states.

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