Cloudflare reshapes the AI landscape by blocking Big Tech AI bot crawlers by default, allowing websites to demand payment for content access.

The era of unrestricted AI crawling appears to be ending - well, at least for the fifth of the internet that flows through Cloudflare's pipes.

Cloudflare (NET) Opinions on AI Scraper Blocking Policy July 06, 2025 — 01:00 pm EDT Written by Quiver DiscussionTracker for Quiver Quantitative -> ...

Cloudflare takes a stand on AI crawlers, which could enable publishers to finally make peace with the bots scooping up their ...

In a series of pointed X posts, Cloudflare’s CEO Matthew Prince lays out a bold new policy that treats AI companies like unwelcome guests and hints that even Google might be forced to play by his ...

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Big tech companies recently secured legal victories allowing free use of copyrighted content. This will reshape the internet in profound ways.

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Global giants like Asana, Atlassian, Block, PayPal, Sentry, and Stripe are already working with Cloudflare to create powerful AI experiences.

The delivery network through whose servers about a fifth of all internet traffic passes is blocking AI web crawlers ...

Founded in 2023, Positron has rapidly attracted investment and attention from major cloud providers. The startup recently raised $51.6 million in new funding, bringing its total ...