PegasusOpenAI’s site-safety check can keep ChatGPT’s browsing tools off a store
OpenAI runs a central site-safety check, called Aura, that can stop ChatGPT and Codex browsing from opening a flagged site regardless of robots.txt, and blocked visits often leave nothing in the site’s own logs.
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Source: Search Engine Journal, Oct 29, 2026 · OpenAI’s Aura safety check can block your site from ChatGPT browsing ↗
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