Keep AI scrapers out. Keep Google in.
AI Shield blocks known AI crawlers from copying your stories to train their models and power their answers, while Google and other search engines can still find your site and send you readers.
& moreBlocks known AI crawlers
GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Bytespider, and others are turned away at the door.
Search keeps working
Googlebot and Bing can still crawl your site, so your search rankings and traffic stay intact.
Your paid stories stay paid
Stories behind your paywall or registration wall aren’t handed to bots for free.
How it works
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Block
We add AI crawler rules to your robots.txt and your site’s firewall.
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Update
As new AI crawlers appear, we add them to the list for you.
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Choose
Want to allow a specific AI service, or license your content? We can open the door for just that one.
Questions publishers ask
Will blocking AI crawlers hurt my Google rankings?
No. AI Shield blocks Google-Extended, which Google uses for its AI models, but still allows Googlebot, which powers search. Your pages keep showing up in Google.
Can it stop every AI tool?
No tool can stop every bot. Crawlers that follow the rules are blocked by robots.txt, the firewall turns away known crawlers that ignore it, and your paywall keeps paid stories protected either way.
Is AI Shield included in my plan?
Yes. AI Shield is included in every PaywallProject plan, and we set it up and keep it updated for you.
