Google, Maps & Local SEO Source: Search Engine Journal November 3, 2026 (2h ago)
Google Says It’s Okay To Block Some JavaScript Resources With Robots.txt via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Executive Briefing Excerpt
Google's John Mueller said it's okay, within a specific use case, to use robots.txt to hide resources from Googlebot.
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