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

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 ...

As AI tools reshape how content is created and consumed, creators risk being cut out of the value chain. The current ...

The company will also introduce a "pay-per-crawl" system to give users more fine-grained control over how AI companies can access their sites.

Cloudflare has launched a tool that blocks bot crawlers from accessing content without permission or compensation to help websites make money from AI firms trying to access and train on their content, ...

Cloudflare is launching a new marketplace that reimagines the relationship between publishers and AI companies.

Google declined Ars' request to confirm whether talks were underway or if the company was open to separating its crawlers.

Internet firm Cloudflare has started blocking AI web crawlers to prevent them from "accessing content without permission or compensation," by default according to an announcement on Tuesday.

Cloudflare’s new model is an attempt to put the control of online content back into the hands of its original creators and owners. It follows a similar attempt by Creative Commons, which recently ...

Cloudflare also introduced a new “pay per crawl” model, which allows publishers to charge AI crawlers for content access. A close-up of a server array powering a cloud-services system.

Cloudflare’s new pay per crawl system for site owners and content creators is currently in a private beta.

Now millions more will have the option of keeping bot blocking as their default. Cloudflare also says it can identify even “shadow” scrapers that are not publicized by AI companies.