Security update at News Corp: Web traffic under control!

Security update at News Corp: Web traffic under control!

With an intelligent step into the digital future, News Corp Australia is currently dealing with dealing with crawler bots on its websites. As ntnews A new software introduced that ensures that traffic on its platforms is better regulated. This not only means protection against cyber attacks, but also an improvement in the user experience.

The new measures are part of a global trend that shows that media companies are increasingly relying on cyber security. However, users who are incorrectly identified as crawler bots when accessing content is not easy. In order to continue to be able to access the desired information, you often have to deactivate AdBlocker and script blockers and make sure that your browser supports JavaScript.

tips for affected users

The software from News Corp Australia comes at the right time, since automated bots now make up around 30% of global weaving traffic, as cybersecuritynews. The relevant challenge is to find the balance between security and accessibility. Therefore, the company has made clear steps available to help the affected users:

  • Temporary disabled ad blockers and pop-up blockers
  • Add the website to the permitted list of blockers used
  • Checking the browser settings, especially whether JavaScript is activated
  • the browser always updated to the latest version

If you continue to have any problems despite these measures, you can contact the support address accessissues@news.au and should have your IP address (85.13.166.126) and a reference number (0.4F2C1402.1752352682.4dcf47cf) specify.

The role of the crawler bots

However,

crawler bots are not only a nuisance, but also have a fundamental role in the structure of the digital information flow. The increasing use of AI crawlers who need enormous amounts of web data through large voice models has led to a rapid increase in their use. The Australiattimes emphasizes that this development changes the way information is processed on the Internet.

In fact, some AI crawlers, such as Openaai’s Gptbot, experienced an unprecedented increase of over 300%between May 2024 and May 2025. This dynamic market change shows that traditional methods of restriction of bots are often not sufficient, since many of these crawlers can even handle standard directories. Only 14% of the domains examined have implemented specific guidelines for AI bots, which further illustrates the challenges in front of which content providers are facing.

On the way to safer digital platforms, it is essential to optimize both security and user -friendliness. News Corp Australia's committed procedure could thus serve as a prime example of other companies that are faced with similar challenges in digital traffic.

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