Google will allow websites to exclude themselves from AI search results
Google has announced that it will allow websites to opt out of appearing in its AI-generated search results. This new feature will be tested with a small group of domain owners in the UK before a global rollout. The company assures that opting out will not affect a site's ranking in traditional search results.
- ▪Google will allow webmasters to exclude their domains from AI-generated search results.
- ▪The feature will be tested with a small subset of domain owners in the UK before a global rollout.
- ▪Opting out will not impact a site's placement in regular search results.
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Big Tech Google Google will allow websites to exclude themselves from AI search results The company says opting out won't impact placement in regular searches. By Igor Bonifacic June 3, 2026 1:10 am EST Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images More than three years after it began rolling out AI Overviews and a year after the debut of AI Mode, Google is giving webmasters the option to exclude their domains from its AI-generated search results. In a blog post published early Wednesday morning, the company said it would begin testing a new toggle inside of its Search Console designed to allow website owners to decide if their webpages appear in and help ground the company's latest AI search features, including AI Overviews and AI Mode.
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