Googlebot as a badbot: the outdated software infrastructure causes errors and confusion
In a world where security standards are evolving faster than ever, you would expect the biggest tech players to be leading the way. But the reality is quite different. When advanced systems such as the Bot Consent Protocol (BCP) verify the identity of visitors, something surprising happens: Googlebot behaves like a suspicious bot. It is placed in an awkward position among bad bots due to outdated technology that does not meet modern security standards. And when security treats it as unverified, Google shifts the blame to the website owner in…
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