SMRTR TechJul 2, 2026Engadget

Cloudflare will filter out web crawlers that serve AI companies

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Cloudflare is giving website owners more control over AI data scraping by allowing them to block web crawlers that feed content to AI companies. This move addresses growing concerns about AI firms using website content without permission or compensation.

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