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Google Analytics is the de facto tool for website owners or online store managers. It lets you track your website visitors, see the most visited pages, and view other stats to help make business decisions. However, you might notice your Google Analytics metrics spiking due to unnatural traffic from bots, which can lead to wrong calculations. So, knowing how to identify bot traffic in Google Analytics is crucial.

What Is Bot Traffic in Google Analytics

Bot traffic refers to non-human traffic in Google Analytics. In other words, it represents traffic generated through automated software known as bots or spiders.

There are different types of bots. Search engines like Google and…

Available now, Autonomous is a managed WordPress hosting plan that provides autoscaling out of the box, making resource planning easier for startups, growing businesses, and ecommerce sites that have high fluctuations in peak traffic. 

The plan is available in the US, UK, Europe and Asia.

Available now, Autonomous is a managed WordPress hosting plan that provides autoscaling out of the box, making resource planning easier for startups, growing businesses, and ecommerce sites that have high fluctuations in peak traffic. 

The plan is available in the US, UK, Europe and Asia.

A major technical glitch recently disrupted the UK’s air traffic control system, causing extensive delays and stranding thousands of travellers.

This event has reignited discussions about the dated technology supporting the nation’s air traffic systems, the absence of reliable backup solutions, and the financial consequences for both airlines and passengers.
 

Update: What Has Been Happening?

 
A ‘technical failure’ at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) severely restricted the number of planes in the UK sky for several hours.

An unnamed airline input a single piece of incorrect data in a flight plan, triggering the failure. The faulty data caused NATS to suspend its backup systems to prevent the presentation of incorrect safety-related information to air traffic…

A video posted on Facebook claims that Leeds city centre now has traffic cameras that “capture faces”. 

But a spokesperson for Leeds City Council confirmed that this is not true. 

The video, which has 5,000 shares on Facebook and originally appeared on TikTok, shows footage of streets in Leeds city centre. Text on top of the video says: “15 minute cities are coming”. 

The “15 minute city” refers to an urban planning concept where all necessary amenities are within a 15 minute walk or cycle of people’s homes. 

Full Fact has previously written about many false claims that relate to 15 minute cites as part of our work countering misinformation online.

We have also fact checked claims relating to personal data, including that Asda self-service checkouts…