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Which websites block Meta-ExternalAgent?

Meta-ExternalAgent is Meta's crawler that crawls for Meta's AI training and products. Of the 1,278 popular websites we checked, 204 (16%) block it completely and 873 restrict some paths. 166 sites name it explicitly in robots.txt.

How to block or allow Meta-ExternalAgent

# block
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /

# allow
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Allow: /

Meta-ExternalAgent is a training crawler: blocking it opts out of model training but doesn't by itself remove you from AI answers. Check your robots.txt.

Sites that block Meta-ExternalAgent (204)

Popular sites that allow Meta-ExternalAgent

What is Meta-ExternalAgent?

Meta-ExternalAgent is operated by Meta. According to Meta's documentation, it crawls for Meta's AI training and products.

How many websites block Meta-ExternalAgent?

204 of the 1278 popular websites in our directory (16%) block it completely in robots.txt.

Should I block Meta-ExternalAgent?

It depends on whether you're comfortable with your content being used for AI training. Blocking it doesn't remove you from AI answers, which use separate crawlers.