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dpaanlka
GuestApril 21, 2026 at 3:18 pmYes I’ve noticed this too and make sure to disable their filtering. Their on-page explanation for what this does is pretty ambiguous. I’m personally not concerned about AI scraping my website, and I definitely don’t want to NOT appear in citations.
I haven’t had any time to dig deeper into what this actually does. Would love if anyone with real knowledge explains.