Only 8.9% of sites block AI crawlers, yet 94.8% never cited in AI answers

New data shows that just 8.9% of websites block AI web crawlers, while 94.8% are never cited in AI-generated answers. This indicates that blocking crawlers may have little effect on whether a site appears in AI responses. The finding matters for publishers and content creators weighing how to handle AI bot access.

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