The URL I have provided, “facebook.com/externalhit_uatext.php,” appears to be related to Facebook’s Open Graph protocol. Specifically, it’s used by Facebook’s crawler, known as “Facebook External Hit,” to scrape web pages for metadata when links are shared on Facebook.
While Facebook’s crawler is not inherently a “bad bot,” it’s essential to ensure that your website is not being excessively crawled by any bots, including Facebook’s crawler. Here are some steps you can take to manage bot traffic and mitigate
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