Declare your AIndependence: block AI bots, scrapers and crawlers with a single click
Jul 3, 2024Alex Bocharov, Santiago Vargas, Adam Martinetti, Reid Tatoris, Carlos Azevedo
Summary
Introduced a one-click feature to block all AI bots, including those that impersonate legitimate visitors. This feature is available for all customers and will be automatically updated as new bot fingerprints are identified. The post also provides data on AI bot activity, including top AI crawlers by request volume and share of websites accessed, and analyzes how website operators are responding to AI bot traffic.
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