{"slug": "last-fm-s-robots-txt-include-s-asimov-s-three-laws-of-robotics-as-uris", "title": "Last.fm's robots.txt include's Asimov's three laws of robotics as URIs", "summary": "Last.fm embedded Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics as URIs in its robots.txt file, a standard used to instruct web crawlers on which site sections to access. The inclusion of the fictional laws, which govern robot behavior, appears to be a symbolic gesture regarding automated access to the music platform. The move highlights ongoing tensions between websites and automated bots over data scraping and user privacy.", "body_md": "User-Agent: Bingbot\nUser-Agent: Yandexbot\nUser-Agent: *\nDisallow: /music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /de/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /es/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /fr/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /it/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /ja/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /pl/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /pt/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /ru/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /sv/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /tr/music/+noredirect/\nDisallow: /zh/music/+noredirect/\n# Disallow user profiles in entirety\nDisallow: /user/*\nDisallow: /de/user/*\nDisallow: /es/user/*\nDisallow: /fr/user/*\nDisallow: /it/user/*\nDisallow: /ja/user/*\nDisallow: /pl/user/*\nDisallow: /pt/user/*\nDisallow: /ru/user/*\nDisallow: /sv/user/*\nDisallow: /tr/user/*\nDisallow: /zh/user/*\nDisallow: /search*\nDisallow: /de/search*\nDisallow: /es/search*\nDisallow: /fr/search*\nDisallow: /it/search*\nDisallow: /ja/search*\nDisallow: /pl/search*\nDisallow: /pt/search*\nDisallow: /ru/search*\nDisallow: /sv/search*\nDisallow: /tr/search*\nDisallow: /zh/search*\n# Old pages\nDisallow: /forum*\nDisallow: /de/forum*\nDisallow: /es/forum*\nDisallow: /fr/forum*\nDisallow: /it/forum*\nDisallow: /ja/forum*\nDisallow: /pl/forum*\nDisallow: /pt/forum*\nDisallow: /ru/forum*\nDisallow: /sv/forum*\nDisallow: /tr/forum*\nDisallow: /zh/forum*\nDisallow: /label*\nDisallow: /de/label*\nDisallow: /es/label*\nDisallow: /fr/label*\nDisallow: /it/label*\nDisallow: /ja/label*\nDisallow: /pl/label*\nDisallow: /pt/label*\nDisallow: /ru/label*\nDisallow: /sv/label*\nDisallow: /tr/label*\nDisallow: /zh/label*\nDisallow: /group*\nDisallow: /de/group*\nDisallow: /es/group*\nDisallow: /fr/group*\nDisallow: /it/group*\nDisallow: /ja/group*\nDisallow: /pl/group*\nDisallow: /pt/group*\nDisallow: /ru/group*\nDisallow: /sv/group*\nDisallow: /tr/group*\nDisallow: /zh/group*\n# Shouts\nDisallow: /event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /de/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /es/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /fr/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /it/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /ja/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /pl/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /pt/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /ru/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /sv/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /tr/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /zh/event/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /de/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /es/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /fr/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /it/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ja/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pl/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pt/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ru/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /sv/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /tr/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /zh/event/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /de/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /es/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /fr/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /it/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ja/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pl/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pt/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ru/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /sv/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /tr/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /zh/festival/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /tag/*\nDisallow: /de/tag/*\nDisallow: /es/tag/*\nDisallow: /fr/tag/*\nDisallow: /it/tag/*\nDisallow: /ja/tag/*\nDisallow: /pl/tag/*\nDisallow: /pt/tag/*\nDisallow: /ru/tag/*\nDisallow: /sv/tag/*\nDisallow: /tr/tag/*\nDisallow: /zh/tag/*\nDisallow: /music/*?\nDisallow: /de/music/*?\nDisallow: /es/music/*?\nDisallow: /fr/music/*?\nDisallow: /it/music/*?\nDisallow: /ja/music/*?\nDisallow: /pl/music/*?\nDisallow: /pt/music/*?\nDisallow: /ru/music/*?\nDisallow: /sv/music/*?\nDisallow: /tr/music/*?\nDisallow: /zh/music/*?\nDisallow: /music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /de/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /es/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /fr/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /it/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /ja/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /pl/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /pt/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /ru/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /sv/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /tr/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /zh/music/*/+tags*\nDisallow: /music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /de/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /es/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /fr/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /it/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /ja/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /pl/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /pt/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /ru/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /sv/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /tr/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /zh/music/*/+shoutbox?\nDisallow: /music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /de/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /es/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /fr/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /it/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ja/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pl/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pt/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ru/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /sv/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /tr/music/*/+shoutbox*\nDisallow: /zh/music/*/+shoutbox*\n# N.B: these are not covered by the above /music/ rule\n# (shoutbox vs +shoutbox)\nDisallow: /music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /de/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /es/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /fr/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /it/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /ja/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /pl/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /pt/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /ru/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /sv/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /tr/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /zh/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox?\nDisallow: /music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /de/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /es/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /fr/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /it/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ja/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pl/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pt/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ru/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /sv/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /tr/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /zh/music/*/+images/*/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /de/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /es/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /fr/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /it/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ja/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pl/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /pt/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /ru/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /sv/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /tr/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /zh/music/*/+wiki/shoutbox*\nDisallow: /music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /de/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /es/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /fr/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /it/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /ja/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /pl/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /pt/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /ru/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /sv/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /tr/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /zh/music/*/+images*\nDisallow: /music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /de/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /es/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /fr/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /it/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /ja/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /pl/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /pt/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /ru/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /sv/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /tr/music/*/+listeners*\nDisallow: /zh/music/*/+listeners*\n# AJAX content\nDisallow: /search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /de/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /es/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /fr/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /it/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /ja/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /pl/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /pt/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /ru/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /sv/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /tr/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /zh/search/autocomplete\nDisallow: /player\nDisallow: /de/player\nDisallow: /es/player\nDisallow: /fr/player\nDisallow: /it/player\nDisallow: /ja/player\nDisallow: /pl/player\nDisallow: /pt/player\nDisallow: /ru/player\nDisallow: /sv/player\nDisallow: /tr/player\nDisallow: /zh/player\nDisallow: /login?next=/*\nDisallow: /de/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /es/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /fr/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /it/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /ja/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /pl/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /pt/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /ru/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /sv/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /tr/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /zh/login?next=/*\nDisallow: /features*\nDisallow: /de/features*\nDisallow: /es/features*\nDisallow: /fr/features*\nDisallow: /it/features*\nDisallow: /ja/features*\nDisallow: /pl/features*\nDisallow: /pt/features*\nDisallow: /ru/features*\nDisallow: /sv/features*\nDisallow: /tr/features*\nDisallow: /zh/features*\nDisallow: /settings*\nDisallow: /de/settings*\nDisallow: /es/settings*\nDisallow: /fr/settings*\nDisallow: /it/settings*\nDisallow: /ja/settings*\nDisallow: /pl/settings*\nDisallow: /pt/settings*\nDisallow: /ru/settings*\nDisallow: /sv/settings*\nDisallow: /tr/settings*\nDisallow: /zh/settings*\nAllow: /\nSitemap: https://www.last.fm/sitemap-index-secure.xml\nUser-Agent: Bingbot\nCrawl-Delay: 1\nUser-Agent: Yandexbot\nCrawl-Delay: 1\nUser-Agent: *\nAllow: /ads.txt\nAllow: /app-ads.txt\nDisallow: /harming/humans\nDisallow: /ignoring/human/orders\nDisallow: /harm/to/self", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/last-fm-s-robots-txt-include-s-asimov-s-three-laws-of-robotics-as-uris", "canonical_source": "https://www.last.fm/robots.txt", "published_at": "2026-06-03 23:58:33+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-04 00:15:27.595423+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-ethics", "robotics"], "entities": ["Last.fm"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/last-fm-s-robots-txt-include-s-asimov-s-three-laws-of-robotics-as-uris", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/last-fm-s-robots-txt-include-s-asimov-s-three-laws-of-robotics-as-uris.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/last-fm-s-robots-txt-include-s-asimov-s-three-laws-of-robotics-as-uris.txt", "jsonld": 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