Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers by default

Emma Roth • July 2, 2025

The major internet architecture provider Cloudflare will now block known AI web crawlers by default to prevent them from “accessing content without permission or compensation,” according to an announcement on Tuesday. With the change, Cloudflare will start as…

The internet architecture provider will also let some publishers make known AI scrapers pay to crawl their sites. The major internet architecture provider Cloudflare will now block known AI web craw… [+2569 chars]

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