Cloudflare Just Changed How AI Crawlers Scrape the Internet-at-Large ...
...Cloudflare's permission-based model for AI crawlers is a vital advancement that helps protect original content while fostering innovation. By giving publishers control over how their content is accessed and used, Cloudflare supports a fairer digital ecosystem that benefits publishers, creators, developers, and users alike....
https://www.cloudflare.com/press-releases/2025/cloudflare-just-changed-how-ai-crawlers-scrape-the-internet-at-large/
Introducing Pay per crawl- enabling content owners to charge AI ...
...Pay per crawl is a new feature to allow content creators to charge AI crawlers for access to their content....
https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-pay-per-crawl/
Cloudflare will now, by default, block AI bots from crawling its ...
...The internet infrastructure company Cloudflare announced today that it will now default to blocking AI bots from visiting websites it hosts....
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/01/1119498/cloudflare-will-now-by-default-block-ai-bots-from-crawling-its-clients-websites/
Cloudflare launches a marketplace that lets websites charge AI bots for ...
...At scale, Cloudflare?s marketplace is a big idea that could offer publishers a potential business model for the AI era ? and it also places Cloudflare at the center of it all....
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/cloudflare-launches-a-marketplace-that-lets-websites-charge-ai-bots-for-scraping/
Cloudflare to Block AI Crawlers From Scraping Websites Unless ... - PCMag
...Cloudflare has introduced a new way for websites to stop AI crawlers from stealing their content without permission?and to potentially get them to pay up....
https://www.pcmag.com/news/cloudflare-to-block-ai-crawlers-from-scraping-websites-unless-they-pay
Cloudflare will block AI scraping by default and launches new ?Pay Per ...
...Today, Cloudflare became the first major internet infrastructure company to block AI scraping by default. Every new domain registered with Cloudflare will be asked upfront if they want AI crawlers to scrape their site. The shift from an ?opt-out? model to an ?opt-in? model means AI companie?...
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/cloudflare-will-block-ai-scraping-by-default-and-launches-new-pay-per-crawl-marketplace/
Cloudflare to block AI crawlers by default with new Pay Per Crawl ...
...Cloudflare will block AI crawlers from accessing web pages by default, while providing more granular options for site owners to control the type of AI bots to crawl their pages....
https://searchengineland.com/cloudflare-to-block-ai-crawlers-by-default-with-new-pay-per-crawl-initiative-457708
Cloudflare to Block AI Crawlers by Default, Let Sites Demand Payment ...
...Cloudflare reshapes the AI landscape by blocking Big Tech AI bot crawlers by default, allowing websites to demand payment for content access....
https://www.businessinsider.com/cloudflare-block-ai-crawlers-by-default-payment-for-access-2025-6
Cloudflare Blocks AI Crawlers by Default, Launches ?Pay-Per-Crawl ...
...Introducing Pay-Per-Crawl Access Alongside the default block, Cloudflare also unveiled a new monetization framework for publishers: a ?pay-per-crawl? model, which enables content owners to charge AI companies that wish to access and utilize their data....
https://creebhills.com/2025/07/cloudflare-blocks-ai-crawlers-by-default
Cloudflare Debuts Pay-Per-Crawl Platform for AI Bot Content Access
...Cloudflare debuts experimental marketplace enabling website owners to monetize AI crawler access through micropayments, transforming publisher-AI company relationships with controlled content ......
https://www.technology.org/2025/07/01/cloudflare-debuts-pay-per-crawl-platform-for-ai-bot-content-access/