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title: Why AI Overviews Might Be Blocking Your Website Traffic
slug: AI blocking traffic
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### News
### The Shift in Search Behavior
AI blocking traffic occurs when Google AI Overviews or ChatGPT answers satisfy users before they click through. It’s not a penalty — it’s a visibility gap.

### How to Stay Visible
- Add structured FAQ and Review schema.
- Maintain accurate AI sitemaps.
- Provide summary-ready answers and up-to-date service pages.

### The Long Game
Focusing on AI blocking traffic prevention means aligning your content with AI answer engines instead of fighting them.