AI Crawler Index · ByteDance · Bytespider
Which .au (Australia) websites block Bytespider?
As of 2026-10-03, 11 of the 37 .au (Australia) websites whose robots.txt we could read (29.7%) block Bytespider, ByteDance's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 12.3% of all sites; 1 more block it on some paths.
29.7%
of 37 .au (Australia) websites block Bytespider
12.3%
of all sites
11
sites block it
All 11 .au (Australia) websites that block Bytespider
| # | Site | Policy | Crawlers blocked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 595 | abc.net.au | Blocks some AI search | 9 of 29 |
| 1327 | news.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 1351 | smh.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2056 | realestate.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 2637 | nine.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 2939 | theage.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 15 of 29 |
| 3561 | sbs.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 12 of 29 |
| 4496 | theaustralian.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 24 of 29 |
| 9096 | dailytelegraph.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 9683 | heraldsun.com.au | Blocks some AI search | 27 of 29 |
| 9907 | swin.edu.au | Blocks all AI search | 29 of 29 |
Popular .au (Australia) websites that allow Bytespider
Other AI crawlers and .au (Australia) websites
- GPTBot 27%
- ClaudeBot 29.7%
- PerplexityBot 27%
- Google-Extended 27%
- CCBot 29.7%
- Applebot-Extended 27%
- OAI-SearchBot 18.9%
Bytespider in other segments
- news websites 33.2%
- .it (Italy) websites 30.9%
- .fr (France) websites 27.1%
- social websites 26.9%
- .nl (Netherlands) websites 22.9%
- reference websites 22.2%
- .de (Germany) websites 22.2%
- .es (Spain) websites 19.4%
- .app websites 16.7%
- .ch (Switzerland) websites 16.7%
- .pl (Poland) websites 15.1%
- .com websites 13.9%
- .uk (United Kingdom) websites 13.3%
- .net websites 12.8%
FAQ
- Which .au (Australia) websites block Bytespider?
- abc.net.au, news.com.au, smh.com.au, realestate.com.au, nine.com.au, theage.com.au, sbs.com.au, theaustralian.com.au, and 3 more (full list on this page).
- How many .au (Australia) websites block Bytespider?
- As of 2026-10-03, 11 of the 37 .au (Australia) websites whose robots.txt we could read (29.7%) block Bytespider, ByteDance's AI training crawler, on the home page, compared with 12.3% of all sites; 1 more block it on some paths.
- How do I block or allow Bytespider on my site?
- Add "User-agent: Bytespider" followed by "Disallow: /" to https://<your-site>/robots.txt to block it, or "Allow: /" to allow it. Check the result with the free AI crawler checker at tools.yukai.uk/free/ai-crawler-checker.