Sohu
Search · China
- Verdict
- SelectiveTechnical signals differ between agents (7 agents with a signal); no company statement found.
- Company statement
- None found
- robots.txt signals
- Selective
- Last checked
- Fee
- Unknown
- x402
- Unknown
- Notes
- Triaged automatically from the discovery queue; consumer classification and industry not yet human-reviewed.
- Human verified
- Not yet
By agent
| Agent | Result | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Conditional | robots.txt rule (advisory: the vendor says this agent may ignore robots.txt) |
| Claude | Conditional | robots.txt rule |
| Perplexity | Conditional | robots.txt rule (advisory: the vendor says this agent may ignore robots.txt) |
| Gemini | Conditional | robots.txt rule (advisory: the vendor says this agent may ignore robots.txt) |
| Meta AI | Conditional | robots.txt rule (advisory: the vendor says this agent may ignore robots.txt) |
| Meta Muse | No data | Reported to send a generic Chromium-on-Linux user agent, so it cannot be targeted or detected via robots.txt; only company statements can speak to it. |
Consumer surfaces
- Sohu (primary) sohu.com · Access: Unknown
Evidence
| Source type | Agents | Result | Evidence level | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| robots.txt Check | Consumer agents
Search crawlers
Training crawlers
|
Conditional | Our Check | 2026-11-08 | View sourceUse |
| robots.txt Check | Consumer agents
Search crawlers
|
Blocked | Our Check | 2026-11-08 | View sourceDisallow: / |
| robots.txt Check | Training crawlers
|
Conditional | Our Check | 2026-11-08 | View source26 rulesAllow: /a/*?* Allow: /abroad_a/*?* Allow: /picture/*?* Allow: /*_a(/qihoo_a)/*?* Allow: /collection/*?* Allow: /ab_a/*?* Allow: /classic*?* Allow: /?*$ Allow: /new*?* Allow: /business*?* Allow: /it*?* Allow: /fashion*?* Allow: /learning*?* Allow: /health*?* Allow: /yule*?* Allow: /mt*?* Allow: /travel*?* Allow: /baobao*?* Allow: /chihe*?* Allow: /cul*?* Allow: /history*?* Allow: /gov*?* Allow: /gongyi*?* Allow: /police*?* Allow: /mil*?* Allow: /ac |
robots.txt checks
| Host | Result | Last checked | Unchanged since | Content-Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sohu.com | Read (200) | 2026-11-08 03:00 UTC | 2026-11-02 | None |
A robots.txt with no agent-specific rules produces no result, and silence is not the same as allowed. A refused or unreachable check says nothing about the site's rules.
Evidence levels: Our Check is a direct read of the site's robots.txt, Company Document is confirmed by a quote, News Report is reported by a reputable outlet, and Unverified Lead never sets a verdict. Methodology v2.