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Content Independence Day: no AI crawl without compensation!
By Matthew Prince
The End of Publishing as We Know It
By Alex Reisner
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Cloudflare
Major publishers like @CondeNast support Cloudflare's permission-based AI crawling model. It's time for fair compensation! #PayPerCrawl #ContentIndependence cfl.re/4eEkwBm pic.x.com/ZDw5c6u235
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Cloudflare
🎉 Big news - Cloudflare's new pay per crawl model is here!
This permission-based approach for AI content scraping empowers creators to control and monetize their content, ensuring fair compensation and building a sustainable future for original work online.
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Matthew Prince 🌥
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Proud of the Cloudflare team working to build a sustainable business model for the AI-driven web.
Happy Content Independence Day! No AI-scraping without compensation. pic.x.com/T4mKLFyTjr
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Meredith Whittaker
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How to be classy, how to be cute, how to actually walk the walk...
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Cloudflare just changed the internet, and it's bad news for the AI giants
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Cloudflare Puts a Default Block on AI Web Scraping
By Kevin Townsend
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By Charlotte Tobitt
Pay up or stop scraping: Cloudflare program charges bots for each crawl
By Ashley Belanger
Cloudflare Is Blocking AI Crawlers by Default
By Kate Knibbs
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By Ryan Hooper
Universal Music applauds Cloudflare’s move that allows content owners to charge AI companies for access
By Daniel Tencer
Cloudflare To Block AI Crawlers By Default & Pay Per Crawl Model
By Barry Schwartz
Cloudflare to block AI bot crawlers by default and let websites demand payment for access
By Alistair Barr
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By Matt G Southern
Cloudflare to Block AI Crawlers From Scraping Websites Unless They Pay
By Emily Dreibelbis Forlini
Cloudflare to now block AI crawlers by default, giving publishers new business model
By Ravikash Bakolia
Cloudflare can now charge AI crawlers to access your content – and it might just change the internet for the better
By Benedict Collins