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This batch includes two events: one-click blocking and the pay-per-crawl private beta.
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Case chronology
Cloudflare introduces a one-click AI-crawler blocking option
Cloudflare announces an AI Scrapers and Crawlers toggle for customers, including those on its free plan.
Cloudflare announces a private beta of Pay Per Crawl
Cloudflare describes its Pay Per Crawl private beta, allowing website operators to set access prices for selected AI crawlers.
Cloudflare announces planned crawler defaults separating search, agent use and training
Cloudflare announces planned 15 September defaults for specified customer groups: allow search but block training and agent access on advertising-supported pages, including mixed crawlers that do not separate purposes. Customers can change settings.
Research question
Compares refusal, payment, and platform dependence without classifying the vendor as part of an anti-AI camp.
Related documents
DOC-0407Cloudflare Allows the Agentic Internet to Flourish With a Simple Philosophy: Your Content, Your RulesSources
Cloudflare · EN · 2024-07-03
Cloudflare · EN · 2026-07-01
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