Google updates regulatory instructions on using robots metategum with AI mode

Google updates the specs of the Robots Metategus by adding details about AI Mode. This coincides with the deployment of AI Mode via Google Labs. You can now control the appearance of your content in AI-enhanced Google features, including AI overviews and a new AI Mode.

AI Mode is an experimental feature that is first available for Google One Ai Premium subscribers. It uses a special version of Gemini 2.0 to provide search experience, fully enhanced AI.

🚀 You can also use the nosnippet label to block the content from AI answers, or use "Max-Snippet: [Number]" to limit the number of displayed text by encouraging the search engine to visit the site for complete information.

💡 Google tries to balance new features of publishers' control over their content, which is displayed in this updated documentation.

• 📌 New additions to the document include the extension of the Nosnippet Rule and Max-Snippet Control.
• 📌 AI Mode is an experimental function that uses Query Fan -Out.
• 📌 Publishers can use Nosnippet and Max-Snippet: [Number] "to protect their content.