Router AI Blocking

Users debate and inquire about consumer and SMB routers supporting a feature to block AI crawlers at the router level (likened to robots.txt), sharing vendor examples like Unifi and Zyxel, and seeking recommendations for unmodified off-the-shelf options.

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yuhong Oct 8, 2018 View on HN

I wonder if any router vendor has implemented this.

johnjungles Jan 12, 2021 View on HN

I wish they made this at a router level

Hikikomori Sep 7, 2021 View on HN

Something available in pretty much all consumer/smb routers?

tripzilch Dec 28, 2019 View on HN

Can you name any routers (brands) that do this?

wmf Aug 4, 2021 View on HN

I want to use an unmodified off the shelf router; I don't want my ISP to provide a router.

ktosobcy Apr 15, 2024 View on HN

Most of the routers don't have such option?

justincormack Nov 8, 2013 View on HN

My routers do, don't yours?

mschuster91 Aug 3, 2014 View on HN

I'm waiting for this bullshit to appear on ordinary routers...

oprah2018 Jun 7, 2018 View on HN

Any suggestions for a good router that is immune from this nonsense?

Y_Y Jun 24, 2025 View on HN

The customer's router is for the customer to configure