Cloudflare’s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers’ content
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Starting September 15, 2026, Cloudflare will block "mixed-use" AI crawlers from ad-supported websites by default, pressuring AI companies to separate search crawlers from training and agent crawlers. The move aims to help publishers protect their content and earn money through Cloudflare's evolving "Pay Per Use" model, with early partners Ceramic.ai and You.com already participating.
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