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Google allows website owners to opt-out of AI Search features

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Google is providing website owners with a new option to exclude their content from being used in Search Generative AI features. This control is accessible through the Google Search Console under the 'Settings' menu, specifically within the 'Search generative AI' section. By enabling this exclusion, website owners can prevent their data from being incorporated into Google's AI-generated search results. AI

IMPACT Website owners can now control whether their content is used to train Google's AI search features.

RANK_REASON This is a product feature update for website owners, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Google allows website owners to opt-out of AI Search features

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COVERAGE [1]

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

    Exclude your website from Google's AI features. Go to Google Search Console -> Settings -> Search generative AI [AI Controls] -> Exclude. https:// search.google

    Exclude your website from Google's AI features. Go to Google Search Console -> Settings -> Search generative AI [AI Controls] -> Exclude. https:// search.google.com/search-conso le/settings/search-gen-ai Google support page: What happens if I exclude my site? https:// support.goo…

    LINKS accounts.google.com/…/identifier

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