What You Lose by Blocking AI Search Bots
Replaced in November 2026: this answer now sits in a longer, current page on the same question. Linked here.
By Andrej Ruckij · · 1 min read
What You Lose by Blocking AI Search Bots
This article has been replaced. This page asked the same question as the one linked below and made the same argument. The current page also covers what happens in practice when a site blocks a search bot, which turned out to be less clear-cut than this page said.
Read the current version: Does blocking AI bots hurt your SEO or AI visibility?