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Cloudflare tells AI web crawlers to pay up or go away

Giving content away for web clicks "just doesn't make sense anymore" says CEO.

By Noah Bovenizer

Updated Jul 2, 2025 12:15 PM / Published Jul 2, 2025 11:15 AM 2 min read

A person counting out twenty dollar bills in their hands. Cloudflare will force AI web crawlers to pay publishers if they want access to their content — Cloudflare stepped up its technology to block crawlers. Image Credit: https://unsplash.com/@igalness

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Noah Bovenizer

Noah Bovenizer is a senior reporter with The Stack. He previously covered the transportation sector for Global Data. He has a first class degree in journalism and has also worked as a newsreader for Gaydio.