Search Engine Roundtable

Poll: 33% Will Block Google AI Search Experience: AI Mode & AI Overviews

I ran a poll yesterday on X asking Would you block Google from using your content for AI Overviews and AI Mode. About 33% of the over 350 responses said they would block Google from using and showing ...
Search Engine Land

1/3rd of publishers say they will block Google Search AI-generative features like AI Overviews

Google announced yesterday that it is exploring ways for sites to opt out of Google using their content for its AI-generative search features, such as AI Mode and AI Overviews. I asked the SEO ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Cloudflare: We Will Get Google To Provide A Way To Block AI Overviews

A week or so ago, Cloudflare announced it would block AI bots by default and offer a new pay per crawl initiative to compensate you all for your content that AI just consumes for free. But as most ...
ExchangeWire

Digest: DOJ Appeals Google Search Monopoly Ruling; WeChat Blocks Tencent AI Chatbot Giveaway; Netflix and Warner Bros Struggle on Merger

On Tuesday, the DOJ’s Antitrust Division confirmed it had formally lodged notice to contest certain aspects of the remedies, following Google’s own appeal earlier this month. The company is seeking to ...