Trust.txt
Filename for news organizations
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Trust.txt is designed to help distinguish legitimate news sources from pink-slime journalism. Its first method was by sending a signal to search engines as to which trusted networks the organization is a part of.[1][2][3] The open-source project[2] is run by JournalList.net.[4][5] It was launched in 2018.[6] It draws inspiration from robots.txt and ads.txt which also sends signals to search engines and other bots on the web.[4][1][2] A browser extension was published by 2025 to allow consumers to easily view the signals as well.[6] There were 3000 publishers who participated as of 2024.[6] Some of the publishers include the Florida Press Association and the Associated Press.[7]