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Pagecord blocks AI training bots by default, offers custom robots.txt

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Pagecord has implemented a default setting to block AI training bots from accessing its content, while still allowing AI search engines. The platform also offers premium customers the ability to customize their robots.txt file to further control crawler access. AI

IMPACT This move by Pagecord could influence how other platforms manage AI crawler access and data usage.

RANK_REASON Product feature announcement regarding AI bot access control.

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Pagecord blocks AI training bots by default, offers custom robots.txt

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Pagecord blocks AI training bots by default (but not AI search engines) but you can now edit robots.txt yourself if you want (premium customers, that is). Is th

    Pagecord blocks AI training bots by default (but not AI search engines) but you can now edit robots.txt yourself if you want (premium customers, that is). Is this something you'll use? Keen to hear your use cases. https:// blog.pagecord.com/blocking-rob ots-crawlers-and-opting-ou…

    LINKS blog.pagecord.com/blocking-robots-crawler…

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