Perplexity AI has been exposed for secretly deploying stealth crawlers that intentionally evade website no-crawl directives, rotate IP addresses, and even masquerade as regular browsers. Despite explicit robots.txt blocks and firewall defenses, Perplexity’s undisclosed bots aggressively scrape restricted content from millions of websites daily. Download the Audio Show FileNew YouTube Channel – Beyond the OfficeFull Summary:In this episode of Geek News Central, host Todd Cochrane discusses a significant story that revolves around Perplexity AI. He transitions into discussing his own choices regarding website crawling, expressing no issues with bots crawling his sites, while acknowledging that many site owners may prefer to restrict access. He mentions exclusive deals available through GoDaddy, reflecting on successful statistics from the previous month and soliciting support for the ongoing podcast endeavors.