Squarespace offers a way to control who views your site’s data, including AI bots. If you want to prevent AI companies from using your website’s information for machine learning, there’s a straightforward option.
Steps to Block AI Crawlers on Squarespace
Here’s how to keep your data off-limits:
- Log in to your Squarespace account.
- Head to Settings in the main menu.
- Scroll down to find the Crawlers section.
- Select Block known artificial intelligence crawlers.
This action updates your site’s robots.txt file, which tells AI crawlers to stay out.
Which Bots Are Blocked?
Once activated, this feature should work for these AI crawlers:
- Anthropic AI
- Applebot-Extended
- CCBot
- Claude-Web
- Cohere-AI
- FacebookBot
- Google Extended
- GPTBot and ChatGPT-User
- PerplexityBot
Squarespace’s option gives you more control over your data privacy, especially if you’re concerned about AI models scraping and using content without direct consent. By enabling this setting, you’re telling these AI tools that your content isn’t for their training models. However, keep in mind that some crawlers might ignore these restrictions.
If you prioritize privacy, enabling this setting offers a quick and easy layer of protection.